Two figures on the square

At the Spreewaldatelier in 2013 two works stood not in a room but outside on the cobbles, among bicycles, market stalls and people stopping to look.

A bear painted yellow and a pink winged figure, both on pale plinths, in the middle of the square. Inside came what needs light: the same figures against a yellow wall, their own shadows beside them.

The Spreewaldatelier 2013 ran from 13 to 21 September on the church square in Lübbenau, under the theme “Tanz ums Wasser” (dance around the water). For a week, 16 sculptors from Germany, the Netherlands and Canada worked in front of an audience, joined by cartoonists. At the end the works were shown and auctioned. In the documentation by the association Freunde der LÜBBENAUBRÜCKE, Stefan’s contribution is listed as “Theodor und Elke”.

It was Stefan Seitz’s first time taking part. On 23 September 2013 the Lausitzer Rundschau wrote that he explained the meaning of his fabulous creatures to visitors with great enthusiasm. The visitors made for good conversations, he said at the time; many had come and asked lots of questions.

“The Spreewaldatelier is very well organised, and the organisers go to great lengths. The atmosphere is also like a family.”

A figure in an exhibition room is looked at. A figure on a square is walked around, brushed past, overlooked and then noticed after all. It has to withstand weather, and looks from behind. That changes what you consider important while making it.