SCHNITT DURCH DEN TIEFEREN GRUND EINER FALTENMOLASSE
The work, SCHNITT DURCH DEN TIEFEREN GRUND EINER FALTENMOLASSEGORSE, thematizes the geological conditions that make such an artisanal wellspring possible in the first place. The work sketches the particularly rich water reserves present in the foothills of the Alps that serve as the foundation of the wellspring. The floor-print approaches this natural phenomenon by creating an image that "visually cuts" through the geological formation of mountains and lakes.
Text for the Exhibition EIN BRUNNEN FÜR ALLE:
“There is a nearly forgotten fountain in the park next to the Wandelhalle in Bad Tölz - the so-called Herderquelle. Drilled in 1924, it reaches a depth of over 60 meters and can extract mineral water of the finest quality. According to stories, it was supposedly damaged in the post-war years and has not been used since.
It might even completely disappear if the Jodquellen AG company - the owner of the park - converts the plot of land into something totally different. The Galerie für Landschaftskunst seeks to artistically challenge the company and its director Anton Hoefter by presenting various drafts of how the well could be developed into a space that is open and accessible to everyone. A place in which private property plays no role and where anyone could freely access its water. The artistic challenges were accepted, Anton Hoefter and the Jodquellen AG company are in fact the hosts and main support for this intervention. Artists from New York, Berlin, Hamburg and Bavaria met for one week in Bad Tölz and developed ideas for the Herderquelle.
As rambling, puzzling and unrealistic as many of these designs might initially appear, they are all truly meant as real concrete proposals! We ask visitors for their generous attention in deciphering the artistic ideas and positions within these proposals, out of which a well that disrupts the conditions and limitations of the present might be truly realizable.”
Text: Till Krause
