Wax heart tribute to Havel takes shape from candles

Wax from the thousands of candles lit for former Czech president Václav Havel is being collected for a massive heart-shaped tribute

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Chris Johnstone | 16.01.2012

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Remains of memorial candles will be cast into a sculpture to honor Václav Havel

Two artists are appealing for help for their project to turn the wax from candles lit in memory of Václav Havel into a giant heart that will go on show in the center of Prague. They say the candles represented hopes of a better future and the final wax model should also embody Havel's striving for a society based on best aspects of human nature.

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