come to germany. i got my license to work as a swimming instructor air condition our 2 children other adults just run fast just to see. what's your story take part share it on in for my grinstein. i am. the prize winner is a woman and a muslim. won the competition to design $29.00 stained glass windows for the church at tola abbey the oldest monastery in germany. is. what it is now comes the moment of truth you only know the final effect of stained

glass windows when they're installed. a bit of it to. feel like makes a big difference in however vividly i imagine the effect of the space always adds a new dimension it always holds surprises sometimes positive sometimes negative that's what's fascinating about glass is that me walt be a bit of the it it. was. the monks wanted her to emphasize the equality of the sexes in this creation story both adam and. hold an apple in their hands.

shooting leaves is traditionally thought to be the guilty party thus the reason the 2 of them are driven out of paradise. of a stink but if you see this as guilty i think adam is just as guilty after 2 why did he play along shoot was a little harder done. in 2008 the monastery's future was looking bleak then some local philanthropist came to the rescue the windows are just the final element in a massive renovation probably the most important project of its kind in europe. saudi designed the 29 windows in her munich studio. if i start with an idea on that thing. then i begin to drop so this is i who is in my it's always

a very long process or. my make preliminary sketches for the entire composition making it as large as the window. and wide is the window itself on. then i delve into the details tile he 9 mistaking my ideas and images of translating them into a design duncan as india is in the sight. of me he. is an established artist in germany but growing up in herat the 3rd largest city in afghanistan she never imagined she would achieve international success. her father wanted her to have a good education her talent was already recognized when she was in high school and she won a national competition with her work. then there was. this

vase was acquired by the wife of sardar would who was afghan president at the time and her eyes and i received a prize that says the prize was of our 2000 afghani. also the equivalent of about 2 months salary for a teacher. that was of course an important recognition and motivation for me and nick. who with you it's your own. family wasn't well off but her father paid for me to have our lessons. a lecturer in miniature painting became her teacher and the love of her life. still treasures the painting she made more than 40 years ago. i painted it for him as a present this is i'm going to afghanistan has an oriental culture.

we don't express our feelings so directly the family use poetry and gestures instead of those hopes or in this picture is a declaration of love. i treasure it because i associated with many things. fear. it's a wonderful reminder. but mark boal wasn't permitted to study art at college the state decided what she was allowed to study and so she became a teacher like her sister a fee for. this song when my sister and i were both very committed to the quality of the sex is. the victorian she was the principal of the girls' high school and was shot down in the street the national scene on it was the mujahideen who killed her top fund and. expressed her grief in

herat she and her husband applied for scholarships to study in russia and were able to leave afghanistan when further hurt my father took us to the airport. where we said goodbye you have an option it or not i need to. more month in some months later my husband fazul took a note a kind of talisman from his wallet and shoulder to me if he and heroes get hold on psych us from the new fall it was from my father. he wrote i place you both in god's hands by the. he has protected you in this world and he will be your protector in the next world decided on my best friend.

the 2 artists lived for many years in st petersburg where their 2 children were born. and a doctorate in art history writing a dissertation on ornamental traditions. design and this is an interpretation of calligraphy your midrash this is the geometrical form which has rather clear lines and for then i developed 3 or forms that are not quite so geometrical you know. oh here and here i've written the word for love. the mark saudis decided not to return to afghanistan and the civil war in 1904 they left for germany and applied for asylum in munich saudi especially loves the woods on the banks of the east river. in this charade a city in difficult times for instance when my husband was ill i used to take

solitary walks along the river and embrace the trees i drew a kind of strength and positive energy from them. since her husband's death nature has remained the most important source of inspiration for her life and herat. was a fleece. water flows and not soon is in the stagnation would mean the end for me big me here in my meat in living in i'm in fleece so i move through life as on a river. well here it was whether i paint something on canvas or paper. or whether my medium is glass. my work in layers.

i also see this in the movement of water i see the depth then i see the surface can i can also see several layers in the middle. i don't feel life is simply black and white yes i think there are many nuances between black and white keeps and that's the connection that i feel so it's different been like. the artist has a meeting in the studio of stuff done trade. this is where her designs are translated into the medium of glass. one of the windows shows since benedict's twin sister since benedict gets a window so disgusting fred my a hole further is the chief glazier at the workshop and lily ramish the glass painter. we thought not so red yet is

good in school it's more green or grey. rules of torn here and this red shade here is very dominant is there none is too long it's not like that in the design. there is no red on the ground in the composition that's important to me and why did i choose that it was this or that red should be higher up here there's a reason why i didn't like this and we must keep it that way. if we have read here we ruin the composition. wood green or. no. one i've struggled with a glass and then we have to change it in the end afterall that's no good so let's change it from the very start right. i agree even if it's complicated it has to be

done because we can't compromise here and say oh let's let it go there should be no compromises. but there's a problem only one small piece of the special glasses left will thread my a hole for be able to leave the necessary pieces from this one sheet of glass. how are. the biggest problem solved. fred meyer hole for 1st counts the pieces and then the glass will be acid treated. the glass painted coats certain areas with asphalt vanish to protect them when the glass is dipped into the acid bath.

only the exposed sections are rough and which adds texture to the glass. it's called yes that'll do. the piece is rejected by the artist or removed and the new ones inserted. cause. yeah.

this is i know it's the right decision. but we have to keep working on it to bring out the new color combination. so. i. see the last is i see his new glasses the one medium that exhorts light and releases it again. and that's going to light in is constantly changing couldn't we can really say that in 5 minutes we won't have the same light conditions let alone during the course of a day's thought is that chelation us from early morning till late evening the light keeps changing and so the expression changes that we've only aided with a medium of glass that's what fascinates me that's his unique.

tola abbey has been completely renovated the monastery garden the tower and the abbey church the new windows are the final stage of a long process. but millerites serious has overseen the entire project before entering the order he was a professional chef today he cooks for his 11 confreres and the abbe's guests the renovations have exhausted all the community savings there and if you don't take risks in life you lose thanks but courage wasn't enough the renovations have been enormously expensive fortunately a local entrepreneur and his family stepped up to the plate. in the 1950s edmund mines or founded the family business now one of the largest manufacturers of metal gratings worldwide the miners are devout catholics and have the full support of their son volt going. exactly how much they invested in the

abbey they prefer not to say but it's an open secret that they shouldered most of the costs which gives all for god's glory we are very religious i've been close to the church since i was a child and i've always worked for the church so when told my abbey was on the verge of closure my husband and i got involved we said to ourselves we have to do something the mission for this part of southwestern germany will suffer a loss and a spiritual law. it was absolutely necessary when you can't stand by and watch while an important cultural asset disintegrates if it. was especially impressed by my. work. when they showed me the designs i chose them and media and for me the chance to get to know one woman like her has been truly

enriching kids. to attract a wider audience the mice is also suggested seeking an artist with an international reputation to design the 3 quiet windows which would be flanked by monks oldies figurative works a tall order but the church organist was able to help out. as a snake i know this part of germany is rather out of the way so we needed a special attraction to this of the law this instead of to have placed out there not only of course we thought immediately of get out of the stuff whose windows for cologne cathedral are magnificent or into and i agreed to try. so i wrote to him dear mr since we're here in germany's oldest monastery we're just trying to stay afloat. and he replied that he had an idea how we could translate his patterns into church windows and that he would make a few suggestions of course lego were incredibly grateful to have done that so he did all of this without accepting any kind of feat all those signs at us come off

thought. the 3 stained glass windows designed by gad baith the choir in soft light the moment it. was put in to the it it is. the. the. the was there it was. from his office in the village it looks directly out on to the abbey. the renovations have enthused everyone into a lie. they are very important of course the windows by

in the choir and the windows by the afghan artist. which depicts scenes from the old and new testaments their artistic importance extends far beyond the town of toyline and this region and in those. estimates they will attract some 100000 visitors annually when pandemic restrictions are eased a new parking lot near the abbey is almost ready and as another one planned funding for the new infrastructure came largely from the state government. we are providing parking for $150.00 cars and for buses as specially for the monastery. parking so visitors can come here and park and then travel to the abbey using a shuttle service through up. until now the shown bag the highest elevation in the region has been told lies main tourist attraction

but when the renovations are complete the focus will no doubt shift to the abbey. the monks hope the new windows will encourage dialogue including about the role of women in the church abbott marie says committed to following the church's official teachings but he believes the role of women in the church needs to be discussed. this is i. believe we are created a human male and female and stand as such before a creator when there is deep kind good vacuum i there is no reason why one should be placed above the other day because in men there isn't any illogical reason why a woman should not be ordained to the priesthood dienst. then

. while the last windows for told by a being finished. has already started on her next project. the catholic charity micio has commissioned her to redesign its conference hall in munich. for you thought this is a meeting place and whenever we come to this room we should be inspired by the why and for home we are here. much more than sometimes i think we could create a mystical connection here something that. the project in towline has opened doors for the artist. so i think it's very important that she has a sense of both the sacred and secular things. and is inspired to connect them

but because that corresponds to our mission because. it. is often accompanied by her oldest son omit a project developer by profession he also acts as his mother's agent only and in his family live on the 1st floor of his parents' house the monk saudis have strong family ties. isn't playing above all i'm her son and i'm proud of her you by the hour but it's a privilege to observer at work even if i can be of any assistance and of course i'm glad to help that's my contribution these let's and this but it's not significant her work is what's important. and everything that occurs in the background has to be attended to and i deal with it that's all just the last thing . the family has put down roots in germany. he was born in afghanistan the son all made in russia and her granddaughter livia in

germany if you ask where they come from the answer is munich. he asked at the glass workshop when the last windows can be installed in the abbey church raphael like 9 explains that the monks have said easter is the deadline. we'll deliver the windows in the 3rd week of march because no construction work is permitted in the church during the week before easter. of the right so everything has to be installed by then you know. 2 weeks later in told i. mentioned fred meyer who for from the glass works in munich have delivered the last sanctions. will be installed by local craftspeople.

and i'm proud of my work it was a very exciting time it's an exhausting time but wonderful to you. all seem to be here it is finished what do i feel you taking from there for instance i think the artists technique these are some of the most beautiful windows i've made in my long career in my pocket and i've been doing this work for 40 years. this is it's indescribable for me. it's beautiful to see action on such on. just in time for easter the work is completed. the last section of window is installed.

a bit more e.t.s. and the prior inspect. work together. this. stuff i guess not said as it thrills the heart it's really a very beautiful daughters is the whole we sing god's praises everywhere and then but it's 3 times more beautiful and we can do it in this space and that it's a gift from god goddess we had an. i never thought when we started and were planning this project that we did she have a result like this we had some bold ideas but we didn't know how to make it happen for you see this exceeds all our expectations right but often. to catholic monks and a muslim artist all 3 moved by the same constellation of images. the form and the the forms we know either the forms of faith or of various cultures

are forms devised by humans or mention of food. or the his so i move beyond those boundaries in the middle human person take center stage themes such as hope passion. we give one violence. greed and reconciliation these are the themes that were occurring many of my works and here as well one here oh. the for the monks there's a sense of completion but not for. the . the the design depicting satan's fall from heaven he's up on the wall of her munich studio again the artist is drawing on the motifs in tola abbey for a new exhibition. coming

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