Doppelhelix in Offenbach

Offenbach has its new landmark. Tonight was the inauguration of this huge sculpture measuring 20 meters in hight and over 300 meters in length. Artist Frank Flaskämper turned the remnants of old railroad tracks into a double helix. The implications concerning the old and the new (technology) may occupy the beholder for a little while...

The artist expressing his gratitude for the manyfold support.

Professor Manfred Stumpf speaking about the social dimension of this piece of art, calling it a social sculpture.

I find this a real nice example of intervening art: taking something that's already there and simply giving it a new "twist".

Another lesson to be learned: "Think big!"

Find more pictures of the set up of the Doppelhelix on Offenbach Post.

typographic Buenos Aires

unique places in Frankfurt

top: MyZeil shopping center
bottom: neuer Börneplatz with its various historic names

light art in Frankfurt, Offenbach

Permanent installation by Wiebke Grösch and Frank Metzger from 2008 in tribute to a former Offenbach movie theater named "Universum". The location of this piece is rather odd: it proclaims its galactic title in the midst of a deserted industrial harbor.

Animated light installation ontop of the structure of an old coal crane. Temporary installation for Luminale 2010 by Reinhard Dienes, Sebastian Herkner, Peter Eckart.

Typographic railing for the Lili temple in Offenbach, designed by Fabian Thiele and Markus Bernatzky. The texts written by J. W. v. Goethe are telling about his love for Lili, whom he met in this place. The illumination from the inside appears in waves.

I especially enjoy the typographic dimension of the object. No wonder - it's just a few footsteps away from Klingspor-Museum, museum for bookarts and typedesign. The letters are presumably lasercut from huge starfoam sheets. I'm afraid, it's not a permanent installation.

The piece Here/Now was done by Valerie Sietzy using reflecting batches that she turned into something like a pixel image on the columns of a highway bridge. Passing through here at night on your bike, the dark and scary concrete structure gains transcendental meaning through this work. I really like it because it's simple and beautiful.

Frankfurt's banks seen from across the river at night. In the front you see the arches of an illuminated railroad bridge.

street art in Frankfurt

I found these pieces in various spots in Frankfurt. I really like the "early bird" relief on the bridge column. It was positioned rather high, so most people don't notice it. I have no idea, what material was used or how he made it..



toll ffm is bringing art to the street - thus promoting street art in a way. It is the smallest gallery in Frankfurt. A huge flower bucket made from concrete was used for this matter. At the moment, the exhibitions features drawings.

I heart Vera poster in Frankfurt Sachsenhausen.

Graffiti piece near Frankfurt Hoechst.

stagedesigns for Quemchi, Chile

...post under construction...





#2: firestation/ Bomberos de Quemchi; #4: church/ iglesia de Quemchi
Materials used were masonite for the structures, recycled cardboard for the tiles and paint for the finish.

After combining all the pieces and putting them up on different layers, it looked like this:

With the lighting set up and the title of the festival included, the set looked like this:

Here are some impressions from the various performances on stage:



For the second event "La Coronacion Reina de Quemchi", we prepared three gigantic chandaliers and a royal chair for the girl who would win the Miss Quemchi election.

Here's the throne under construction.

Pictures from the concert and the Miss event:

coming soon......

For the third event, we created a huge fishsnakeperson that curved over the stage toward the audience.

We also painted signs announcing the events.

Thank you to everyone working and having a good time with us!

#1: Carla, #2: Manuel y Rodrigo, #3: Adolfo

#1: Daniel, #2: ..., #3: Jabiel