Horst Wegener (sculptor)
Horst Wegener (* 1956 in Dortmund ) is a German stonemason and sculptor who created the memorial for the victims of the Buchenwald concentration camp outpost in Schwerte-Ost. He runs the stone carving workshop and gallery “Steinschlag” in Schwerte .
Life
After training to be a stonemason and stone sculptor (1975–1978), Horst Wegener took part in various craft competitions. The first exhibitions followed, from 1986 to 1993 he was a member of the Künstlerhaus Dortmund . From 1984 to 1990 he studied object design with Professors Nöfer and Zänker at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences . In 1990 he became a master stonemason and stone sculptor.
The memorial for the Buchenwald concentration camp branch
The prisoners from the Buchenwald subcamp were deployed from April 6, 1944 to January 29, 1945 in the Reichsbahn repair shop in Schwerte, primarily to repair locomotives. In 1985 the site was bought by the city of Schwerte and it was decided to set up a memorial. The city of Schwerte decided to design the memorial to purchase Horst Wegener's design.
The memorial shows five prisoners who lie like railway sleepers under two 5-meter-long rails, some of them rotting, frozen in screaming, some of them silent.
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1989 Künstlerhaus Dortmund
- 1990 City Art Gallery, Leeds
- 1992 Exhibition for the NRW Day in Prague
- 1995 Joint exhibition with sculptors from Zimbabwe in the Westfalenpark Dortmund
- 1996 automobiles made of stone; Exhibition in the Porsche Center Dortmund
- 2003 Stone cuboid for Bega Minden
- 2005 Gallery Tijani
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ biography at artports
- ^ City of Schwerte: To remember for the future, monuments and memorials in Schwerte, Schwerte 1991.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wegener, Horst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German stonemason and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dortmund |