Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Sculpture a figure dressed in a long robe blowing a 'trumpet' - actually a ram's horn (shofar). In biblical literature, this instrument stands for the announcement of God's judgement (Shoah), as well as for the promise of salvation. The 'caller' points to the city centre of Braunschweig, 90% of which was devastated in the war, and acts as a prophet, like a 'wingless' angel, reminding us of the horrors of war and urging us to create and preserve peace.
The caller is mounted on the wall of the choir above the nave of the Magni Church.

Sculptor

• Bodo Kampmann (Elberfeld 1913 - Bad Gandersheim 1978), German sculptor and professor at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmale und Standbilder der Stadt Braunschweig.
• Magniviertel, Der Rufer und das Glockenhaus.

Tags

• Town: Braunschweig
• Kreis: Stadt Braunschweig
• Land: Niedersachsen
• Country: Germany
• Caller
• Kampmann, Bodo
• War Memorial (Germany - WWII)

Locatie (N 52°15'44" - E 10°31'49") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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