Fragments of Memory

TIMM

Completed Projects – Culture. Heritage

Georgia

Company Name

TIMM

COMPANY COUNTRY:

Georgia

ARCHITECTURAL CREDITS

TIMM Architecture, Studio 501

Project Team

Nikoloz Lekveisvhili, Nutsa Kandelaki, Aleksandre Murvanidze, Vakhtang Zakaraia

CLIENT OR OWNER NAME:

Tbilisi Public Arts Fund

Project Name:

Fragments of Memory

Project Country:

Georgia

Project City:

Tbilisi

Project Category:

Culture. Heritage

Project Area:

100sqm

Completion Date:

2025-07-10

Project overview

Fragments of Memory transforms the remains of a destroyed 1971 stained-glass masterpiece into a contemporary public installation. A minimalist exposed steel framework preserves the artwork without reconstructing what has been lost, allowing absence to become part of the composition. The project demonstrates how architecture can safeguard cultural memory through restraint rather than imitation.

Project history

After the demolition of Tbilisi’s Mtatsminda Funicular station, fragments of Vakhtang Kokiashvili’s monumental stained glass survived in storage for decades. Following their restoration, the project gave them a new public life in Mziuri Park. Instead of recreating the original, the installation embraces loss, reconnecting the community with an important piece of Georgia’s modernist heritage.