THE GREAT JANIS
Height 5m, wight ~ 2 tonnes.
This figure is a large size version of one of “Solomonsky Circus” wrestlers.
He is Janis Leskinovics, the world champion and the most popular latvian wrestler from 1930ies. As an advertisement puts it, Janis is a lover of flowers and gardening.
“Neatklātā Vidzeme”. Latvian television series about unusual places in Latvia.
Durmuiza
Permanent location.
PROCESS
6 months of welding and grinding