Elsa Töbelmann

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Elsa Töbelmann (* 1953 in Bassum ) is a German sculptor who, since 1998, has mainly designed works for outdoor use, forged from stainless steel . She lives and works with her partner Henning Greve in Schnepke near Syke ( Diepholz district , Lower Saxony ).

biography

Töbelmann grew up in Weyhe -Kirchweyhe. From 1974 to 1978 she completed an apprenticeship as a blacksmith at the Kerstan art forge in Pattensen near Hanover . She has been working independently with Greve since 1979 - initially in Peter Greve's sculpture workshop in Bissendorf-Wietze and since 1981 in a joint workshop in Wagenfeld . They have had their own workshop in Syke-Schnepke since 1990.

Exhibitions

Working in public space (selection)

The metal is a means of expression of the artistic work of Töbelmann and Greve, whereby the forging determines their character:

The curved rods of their wind chimes with the movable, forged stainless steel shapes of their wind objects look like calligraphic symbols. Some are also reminiscent of animal shapes. The wind sets the objects on the poles in rotating, dancing and rocking movements and gives them lightness and unpredictability.

In stark contrast are the statically designed steel memorials and memorials for the victims of National Socialism - Jews , forced laborers and children from Nazi children's homes. In their immovability and static presence, these sculptures have a warning character. They make it difficult to forget, suppress and look away.

  • "Cornucopia" at the Weyhe Town Hall in Weyhe-Leeste (1998; purchased in 2000)
  • Memorial plaque for the Jewish victims of National Socialism from Syke (town hall square of Syke; November 9, 1999)
  • "Development", a figure with interior (December 5, 1999; community Martfeld , bruchhausen-vilsen )
  • "Pillar of Growth", a moving object on two levels (June 2002; City of Verden , in the southern section of the pedestrian zone)
  • "Swarming wishes", a movement sculpture (December 2002; Twistringen - Heiligenloh )
  • Untitled figure - a wind object (April 2003; Coulaines town hall square in France)
  • Upright figure (August 2003; Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Heiligenberg district)
  • "Wasserboje" (April 2004; Amtmannsteich at the Vorwerk in Syke)
  • Memorial for the victims from the "Polenkinderheim" Barrien (March 19, 2005; Syke-Barrien cemetery ). These are compositions forged from stainless steel consisting of 23 individual panels - one panel for every infant and every child (children of forced laborers) who perished in the home in 1944 and 1945 as a result of the inhuman regime of National Socialism.
  • Memorial for forced laborers (May 8, 2006; Weyhe-Kirchweyhe cemetery). The forged stainless steel memorial was erected in memory of the victims of National Socialism.
  • Multi-armed movement sculpture (July 2006; on the premises of the district museum in Syke )
  • Participation in the opening of the "Europe Garden" in Hachepark Syke (December 9, 2006). It is a total work of art with symbols on the subject of Europe with an open end of development on an area of ​​1.4 ha. It is a joint project of the city of Syke and the artists Andreas Frömberg , Henning Greve , Elsa Töbelmann and Fritz Vehring .

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personal data
SURNAME Töbelmann, Elsa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Bassum