GELEHRTENSTEINE (1950), (1950), (1970), (1970)
Gelehrtenstein 1 (1950)
Waschbeton, Nussholz, Messing | 2015
Gelehrtenstein 2 (1950)
Terrazzo, Gummi | 2015
Gelehrtenstein 3 (1970)
2015 | Waschbeton, lackiertes Holz
Gelehrtenstein 4 (1970)
2015 | Waschbeton, Mahagoni
Conspicuously shaped stones and rocks were called “scholars’ stones” in China and served as objects of contemplation. The work consists of several seemingly naturally grown stones on different pedestals made of exposed aggregate concrete and terrazzo. Both materials are literally raised onto a pedestal. Both are artificial materials extensively used in urban construction in postwar Germany: exposed aggregate concrete for street furniture like huge planters, benches or facings; terrazzo for floors in hallways and staircases. Just as the composition and form of the materials suggest naturalness, although they are artificially produced, postwar German society is not a natural given but the result of social conditions, a social construction. Exposed aggregate concrete and terrazzo are material contemporary witnesses of postwar Germany that after fascism created the self-image of a clean, dynamic and economically successful state.
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Gelehrtensteine (1950), (1960), (1970)
Waschbeton, Terrazzo, Nussholz, Messing, Holz, Gummi | 2015 | Foto: Robert Vanis
Foto: Robert Vanis
Gelehrtenstein 1 (1950)
Waschbeton, Nussholz, Messing | 2015 | Foto: Robert Vanis
Gelehrtenstein 2 (1950)
Terrazzo, Gummi | 2015 | Foto: Robert Vanis
Gelehrtenstein 3 (1970)
Waschbeton, lackiertes Holz | 2015 | Foto: Robert Vanis
Gelehrtenstein 4 (1970)
Waschbeton, Mahagoni | 2015
Kunstfonds, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Förderankauf der Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen 2020