O nevjerojatnom i začudnom doživljaju najnovijeg Zumthorovog rada – kapele za brata Klausa, možda bi u Wittgensteinovu smislu bilo bolje šutjeti. Primjereniji bio bi kakav komorni muzički komad ili koji stih. No, već zbog koliko nesvakidašnje, toliko i značajne povijesti gradnje valjalo bi se i tekstom približiti ovom, u pravom smislu riječi, kultnom objektu. Na moje pitanje o njegovoj motivaciji za izgradnju kapele gospodin Hermann-Josef Scheidtweiler je odgovorio: “Zahvalnost za jedan ispunjeni život”. Smjernost i jednostavna ljepota takvog odgovora impresioniraju i ukazuju na svojstva te osobite, nesvakidašnje građevine.
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Perhaps it would be best to say nothing, in Wittgenstein’s sense of the word, about the incredible and wondrous experience of Zumthor’s latest work – the Brother Klaus Chapel. It would be much more appropriate to use a piece of chamber music or verse. However, due to the unusual and important history of its construction, these lines should be used to bring you closer to this cult building in the true sense of the words. When I asked him what his motivation was to build the chapel, Mr. Hermann-Josef Scheidtweiler replied: “Gratitude for a life complete.” The humbleness and simple beauty of this answer impresses and speaks of the properties of this remarkable, far from everyday, building.
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