Art Symposium in Essing

From Monday, 2 July to Friday, 6 July, Essing hosted an art symposium in which the four artists Günther Schinn, Stephan Fürbacher, Peter Hanus and Florian Zeitler worked on their works of art alongside the path of art in Essing.

Every passer-by could look over the artists' shoulders as they worked, and watch the materials stone, wood, and metal gradually turn into works of art. As with all existing works of art on the path of art in Essing, certain criteria applied to the new works of art. So, all the materials and ideas that come into play must be related to the place, the history or the surrounding landscape of Essing. We, the company Kelheimer Naturstein GmbH & Co.KG donated the stone material for the works of art - Kelheimer Auerkalk, from the quarry in Oberau. Each of the four artists developed his own composition of the different materials. 

Stone sulptor Stephan Fürbacher designed a Celtic tree of life, from a bowl-shaped boulder grows a small tree and behind it a number of tree trunks tower up. Fürbacher was inspired for his work of art, by the history of Essing and the trading between Celts and Romans.

The freelance artist Florian Zeitler created in the short time a work of art in which he lets the components of metal and stone interact with each other. A stone ax, at that time one of the first and most important tools from the Stone Age, splits an imposing metal plate.

Stone sculptor and stonemason Günter Schinn designed a height model, which is usually known only from museums and in lying form. This height model of the rock formation around Essing is supposed to enrich the path of art in Essing. The breakthrough in the stone represents the flowing Altmühl and allows a view of the village. The stone is depicted as a postcrad of Essing in large format.

Peter Hanus, stone sculptor and stone engineer, has decided to uncover a stalagmite from the stone and a part of a stalactite cave can be seen on the right in the artwork. The idea comes from the numerous caves around Essing. It was also important to Hanus that visitors recognize the softness of the stone. By looking, one should want to touch the stone and experience this softness.