Bolzplatz (Skulpturenbiennale Münster, Emsdetten), 2000
Digital print
Framed
Sheet size (H x W): 36.2 x 59.2 cm
Frame size (H x W): 38.5 x 61.3 cm
unique specimen
Lot number 23
Minimum bid: 800,- EUR / estimated price 1.600,- to 1.800,- EUR
Inges Idee
- Über das Werk: The division of the landscape by a river (with its associated bridge) is a typical topographical feature of the Münsterland region. This special situation provides the basic framework for the sculpture "Bolzplatz". The image of a football pitch has numerous analogies to the landscape formation described: A football pitch marks a common place, but it is divided into two halves by a centre line. The aim of the game is to reach the opponent's goal (shore). Theoretically, a goal could be scored on the other bank from one bank, but who would be able to complete such an ingeniously played steep pass? The nearby bridge, which actually connects both banks, is given an additional function by the football pitch as a shared grandstand from which the work of art (the game) can be viewed. The divided football pitch demonstrates in an absurd way the incisive separation of the landscape by the river, but at the same time functions as an immaterial, imaginary "bridge" that defines and connects the two parts of the riverbank as belonging together. (This text has been automatically translated with DeepL.)
- Inges Idee
- inges idee works as an artist collaborative in public space. Our team stands for an artistic strategy and praxis in which ideas and a conceptual approach are primary tools. Our way of working is strongly process-oriented and at the same time based on a spatially stringent result - it resembles that of a creative laboratory, where brainstorming sessions condense different, individual approaches into a collective, final idea. The designs always relate to a specific location and spatial context, the social, urban and social environment and it´s function and users. We don’t feel bound to a certain style or media - we always aim to design a work that meets the needs for every new and specific site in the best possible way. inges idee is mostly invited to create unique and site-specific artworks for public places and corporate buildings as well as for urban developing areas. Almost all of the work is designed to be permanent, and reaches from smaller sculptural interventions to works of monumental scale.
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Public space is not a static place, but is in a state of permanent change and is as heterogeneous and multi-layered as its actors and audience. Art does not enjoy a special position here as in defined spaces such as a gallery or museum - the same conditions and prerequisites apply to it as to all other stakeholders. The public audience is very diverse and experiences the art without prior notice. This demands contextual and dialogical understanding which is both a challenge and an opportunity and the driving force for our work in public space. Humor is an important part of our work. We see this as a means of direct and immediate communication, and to facilitate the artistic encounter even for a perhaps lesser experienced audience. Our objective is to break up the functional, rational and pragmatic framework of a site and add an additional level to it with poetic interventions. We are convinced that art in public space can shift a given context in order to open the view to other aspects of reality. If this succeeds, the site becomes more interesting and richer. The interruption of the usual course of public life through public art opens for the opportunity of an unexpected reflection. This immediacy is a democratic experience that we try to set in motion. Public art has the power to punctuate everyday environments, energizing public space and inspiring community participation in the creation of the urban landscape.
