Axel Peters

Axel Peters (born April 16, 1944 ) is a German sculptor .

"Proximity" in the Musenhof park in Poppendorf

Memorial to the victims of the Sasel satellite camp

Life

Axel Peters completed an apprenticeship as a locomotive fitter before he began studying education. He was de-registered for political reasons. He worked as a stage technician at the theater, later as a theater master and technical director. Axel Peters began another training, this time an apprenticeship as a stone mason. He was a guest student at the Dresden University of Fine Arts and has been a freelance sculptor since 1978. Because of his attitude critical of the GDR, he was banned from working. From 1989 to 1994, Peters worked in the New Forum . He was district administrator of the Rostock-Land district and after the district reform in 1994 he was again a sculptor in Behnkenhagen near Rostock. Later he moved to Berlin where he lived and worked .

Works (selection)

• 1990: “Memorial for the Victims of the Sasel Subcamp ” in the Hamburg memorials for the victims of National Socialism .
• 1996/2002: "Proximity". Poppendorf , in the Musenhof park.
• 1995/1998 Rosa Luxemburg remembrance in Graal-Müritz
• 1998 “Inside and Outside”. Bad Doberan , district administration.
• 2002 "Assistance". Ticino (near Rostock) , well in the Tessinum nursing home.
• 2005–2007 “Becoming and Passing Away”. Ticino, outside area of ​​the café in the Tessinum care home.
• 2014/2015 "Relationships". Unkel , Hermann Scheer Platz.

Web links

Commons : Axel Peters  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Short biography on www.chronikderwende.de accessed on March 22, 2016
• Axel Peters website accessed on March 22, 2016