"Daedalus" and "Icarus" shine in competition with the sun
Karl Heinz Zwick and Bernd Mohr designed the Sparkasse's two flying "golden donkeys" based on models from Greek mythology
Bright sunshine accompanied the many guests to Eschbach on the Whitsun weekend. It is difficult to estimate how many people ultimately made their way through the wine route and the small alleys of the 750-year-old wine town to see the colorful Eschbach donkeys. The streets were full of people on all five days.
Two silent observers watched the lively activity from a lofty height, and they could provide information about who was there at the anniversary: the two "golden donkeys" who, with their wings ready to take off, watched the whole colorful hustle and bustle up close on the sandstone walls directly at the festival site. They will not, however, reveal their secret. However, Marktplatz regional wants to reveal today how the "flying donkeys" came about.
"The Sparkasse Südliche Weinstraße in Landau also wanted to take part in the donkey project. That's why we gave the municipality of Eschbach two donkeys. The question was: who will paint the animals for us? Karl Heinz Zwick has been a member of the Sparkasse's art advisory board for years and is an advisor to the district for art and culture. So what was more obvious than to commission him with this project? We left the design entirely up to the artist - and we at the Sparkasse are more than satisfied with the result," assured Klaus Diehl, regional director of the Sparkasse.