Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Statues of glass fiber reinforced concrete of a sitting woman with a sitting dog next to her.
The expression "Jubelpfanne" comes from the Ruhr area and is a lovingly description of a woman who is a bit olderbut still enjoys life; she isn't really beautiful, but she's funny, according to the sculptor.

Signature

Alltagsmenschen - Everyday People

From Christel Lechner's website (tranlated):
Often a distant observer is amazed, imagining real people in front of him. But as you get closer, the life-size sculptures of glass fiber reinforced concrete develop their very own effect and dynamics: They are an artistic staging of the ordinary - touching snapshots that show what is commonly overlooked: the life lived in its purest form, unembellished and yet far from banality. ​ Everyday people enliven the public space where they meet people: they sit on the bench, deep in conversation or simply together, enjoy the sun and remember the beauty of the moment. Their positioning underscores the claim to normality: the sculptures are approachable - they invite you to be surrounded, touched or simply looked at in peace.

Sculptor

• Christel Lechner (Iserlohn 1947), German sculptress in Witten (Website).

Sources & Information

• Stadt Rees, Skulpturenrundgang durch Rees (PDF on-line).

Tags

• Town: Rees
• Kreis: Lkr. Kleve
• Land: Nordrhein-Westfalen
• Country: Germany
• Dog
• Lechner, Christel
• Sit-by-me statue
• Woman (sitting)
• Woman on bench
• Woman with dog

Locatie (N 51°45'29" - E 6°23'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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