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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

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Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Spangenberg

Wächter III (Ars Natura)

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Wächter III (Ars Natura)

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Wächter III (Ars Natura)

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    Location: Spangenberg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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    3. Metzebacher Höhe to Melsungen – ARS NATURA art trail

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    September 7, 2023

    The Guardian III is a figure almost four meters high that vaguely resembles a bird with stilt-like legs. Thanks to its size and location, the “Wächter” has a wonderful panoramic view of everything that belongs to nature. Look around the Guardian's location and enjoy the view from there.

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      March 19, 2024

      The archaic-looking sculptures are guardians of the landscape here at X3. All three are located about 700m apart between Dreikönigsstein and Metzebacher Höhe, in places that offer a clear view of the country. The four meter tall bird-like creatures watch over the plants, people and animals of the landscape with a foresighted view.

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        May 20, 2024

        Barbara Magdalena Neuhäuser, Schlöben

        "Guardians III"

        These archaic-looking sculptures stand as guardians of the landscape here at X3. All three are located approximately 700 meters apart between Dreikönigsstein and Metzebacher Höhe, in positions that offer unobstructed views of the surrounding countryside. The four-meter-tall, bird-like figures watch over the plants, people, and animals of the landscape with a far-reaching perspective. The works, subtly different yet sharing the same style, clearly demonstrate inspiration from the art of indigenous cultures; the artist undertook working residencies and study trips to Africa, Arabia, Asia, and the Americas. Like the cult figures, which often depict deities, these sculptures are symbolically simplified to their essential characteristics, and it is precisely through this simplification that they gain their expressive power, immediacy, and vitality. “…time seems to have frozen in the wood carvings. The slender, upright figures are gender-neutral, and individuality is subdued. …Each one claims its own sphere of influence, yet it is only in their relationship to one another that a multitude of ambivalences emerge” (Dr. Ingrid Maut).

        Source: ars-natura-stiftung.de/index.php/de/kunstwerk/239?c=29&ts=17

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          July 13, 2022

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            Location: Spangenberg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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