From the cemetery to the art mile: St. Georgen surprised with eye -catchers!

From the cemetery to the art mile: St. Georgen surprised with eye -catchers!

In St. Georgen in the Black Forest, the former cemetery behind the church becomes the scene of a remarkable art exhibition. The Grässlin art collection presented outdoor installations there, which enrich the park -like system. Among the latest installations are the impressive column wall and the space of stainless steel, both works by the renowned artist Erich Hauser.

The column wall, which was created in 1969, previously found its place in the garden of Anna Grässlin, while the room column, which was built in 1971, was previously seen at the entrance to the Grässlin company and most recently in the Villingen-Schwenningen industrial area. Both works of art measure seven meters in width and over three meters in height. The old grave spots of important entrepreneurs from St. Georgen are still visible. The rest periods of the graves have expired for decades, which enables the approved conversion of the site to a park. In addition, the works of art "Spuckeschutz" and "Gorilla" by Meuser and "Potemkinsche Dörfer II" by ASTA Gröting can be found on the site.

history and planning of the cemetery

The conversion of the cemetery into a park has been decided for 43 years. The old cemetery at the Lorenzkirche has several hundred years of history, its origins go back to 1100. Until 1921 the cemetery was owned by several church playing communities. The last rest periods of the graves ended in 2000, and only a few historical graves are still preserved. According to the 2017 urban development concept, an upgrading of the old cemetery is planned, whereby the further development of the area depends on the completion of the inner city renovation and the renovation of schools, such as Südkurier The Grässlin daughters Bärbel, Sabine and Karola play an important role in the art scene of St. Georgen. They present a collection that includes the unconventional portraits of their parents, Anna and Dieter Grässlin. Among the works is a remarkable representation of the parents as a large, white fungi made of concrete and steel, created by the artist Cosima from Bonin. This collection brings a breath of fresh air to the Black Forest town and represents an unusual monument to the Grässlin parents, like Stuttgarter Zeitung

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