Adolfo Posted September 26, 2019 Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) Hello, folks! It is with great satisfaction that I finally present the result of my most complete and detailed work that I have done to this day in the hobby: the reproduction of the old building of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Juiz de Fora-MG, dated 1900. There were 310h of assembling, distributed in almost 2 years of planning, more than 32000 pieces used in a work with dimensions of 1, 67cm x 0, 98cm x 0, 51cm, weighing about 35kg. I tried to follow the minifigure scale and reproduce, with the building solutions that I could find or develop, the maximum details of the building of the time aiming to accomplish the greatest visual impact possible to the public. Having this concept as a focus, I transformed a work into two, with two completely different points of view. From the front, we can observe the classic hospital building, whole and imposing. Behind it, a cut in the building shows its fragmented interior in different environments and depicting scenes from the old days in a very lively manner. We can perceive in the center a meeting of the Brotherhood, a common group that governs all the Santa Casas, in the Ombudsman's room with a sample of typical furniture of the time, as well as in the corridors of access to the surgical center, wards and pharmacy. The motivation that led me to reproduce another historical building with LEGO pieces continues to be the awakening of the collective consciousness to the importance of preserving the historical heritage and its cultural legacy. Unfortunately the building reproduced no longer exists, but that isn’t a reason not to value its history and memory. However, for this case, a special motivation facilitated the work: the celebration of the 165 years of the founding of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Juiz de Fora and the 170 years of the city of Juiz de Fora-MG, my beloved homeland. The next step, as laborious as building the sculpture, will be organizing an exhibition inside the hospital that shows not only LEGO pieces, but also its playful potential to inspire people to know their own story. Coming soon! Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Juiz de Fora 1 by Adolfo, no Flickr Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Juiz de Fora 2 by Adolfo, no Flickr Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Juiz de Fora 4 by Adolfo, no Flickr Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Juiz de Fora 7 by Adolfo, no Flickr Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Juiz de Fora 8 by Adolfo, no Flickr Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Juiz de Fora 9 by Adolfo, no Flickr Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Juiz de Fora 12 by Adolfo, no Flickr Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Juiz de Fora 19 by Adolfo, no Flickr PS: MOC by Alex Paschoaletto Edited September 27, 2019 by Adolfo Quote
Vindicare Posted September 27, 2019 Posted September 27, 2019 This is fantastic. I like how you left parts of the walls open to see the interiors. Great details throughout. Quote
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