J. A. Comenius The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart
Providing a first-rate artistic vision of timeless value, the book The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart by Comenius has become the main idea and the heart of the project Orbis Pictus or... . The project is bound to publish the work ofComenius in the mother tongue of each host country, where the Orbis pictus exhibitions are presented in order to accompany each exhibition. Up to now, the book has been published in Czech, French, English and Italian. In the course of 2009, the Bulgarian version was published.
The edition of the Labyrinth, is published as part of the complex and ambitious project Orbis pictus or..., designed and realized by the AUDABIAC foundation. The project is closely linked to the work of J. A. Comenius. Its main aim and purpose is to become a means of communication among different nations, social classes and religions. The interactive project Orbis pictus aneb... develops the message of Comenius and all those who believe in the force of creative will for knowledge. The exposition aims to present Comenius' thoughts using interactive instruments and images. The project is designed as an evolutionary composition that reveals itself and is modified according to the space in which it is set up. It is like a journey through a landscape of sound and visual instruments that leads to the very center of the exposition: Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart. The thoughts of Comenius are rather represented on symbolic, on-descriptive and abstract levels. Most parts of the Labyrinth and of other instrumental scenes are directly dependent on the visitor's creativity. The visitors themselves activate particular kinetic, visual and sound components of the exposition; they are thus aware of their co-authorship and intercommunication, something which is in absolute harmony with the pedagogical principles of Comenius.
Petr Nikl Orbis Pictus or... (CD and DVD set)
The picture atlas presents the development of the individual interactive projects conceived since 2000 by Petr Nikl in collaboration with other Czech as well as international artists. The book is accompanied by a DVD with a documentary film on the Orbis Pictus projects and the Musicus Pictus CD.