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Pius "Pi" Laurentius Ledergerber (* 1951 in Stans ) is a Swiss sculptor .

Life

After completing his training as a sculptor in Lucerne in 1972, Ledergerber passed the federal Matura on the second educational path in 1975. He then studied physics and philosophy at the University of Bern . Ledergerber has been working as a freelance artist since 1979 and his works have been represented at exhibitions since 1982. He lives and works in Burgdorf (CH) and Hohenfels (DE).

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Ledergerber works primarily with stone, although his work also includes woodwork. His sculptures take the form of cubes or columns and are characterized by a strong presence in the room.

Although Ledergerber's works often appear to be layers of individual stone slabs, the starting point for his work is always a monolith . Material is removed from a single block of stone by cutting or targeted knocking away, so that the sculpture is created through reduction in a process that progresses layer by layer. In addition, Ledergerber also works with stone blocks that are split into individual parts, which are processed and then reassembled into their original shape. This composition takes place without the use of glue - hold is only created by the interlocking of the individual parts and their weight.

As a characteristic feature of Ledergerber's work, traces of processing remain in the stone during the creation process, which give his sculptures a pictorial texture.

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1993: Kunsthalle, Winterthur
  • 1994: "Berner Biennale", Kunsthaus , Langenthal (catalog)
  • 1996: Kunsthalle, Burgdorf (catalog)
  • 1998: Kunstraum Medici, Solothurn / Sculpture Path Grauholz, Bern-Schönbühl (catalog)
  • 1999: Kunsthalle , Wil (catalog)
  • 2000: Margit Haldemann Gallery, Bern
  • 2001: Galerie sphn (Hermann and Wagner), Berlin / Galerie Ermitage, Beckenried
  • 2002: House of Art St. Josef, Solothurn
  • 2003: Kunstverein Eisenturm , Mainz (catalog)
  • 2004: Marianne Grob Gallery, Berlin
  • 2005: House of Art St. Josef, Solothurn (catalog)
  • 2006: "Skulpur 06", Villa Mettlen, Muri near Bern
  • 2007: House of Art St. Josef, Solothurn
  • 2008: Galerie Silvia Steiner, Biel
  • 2009: Art Association Peschkenhaus , Moers
  • 2010: "Open Art 2010", Roveredo
  • 2011: Galerie Mollwo, Riehen
  • 2012: 5th Swiss Triennial of Sculpture, Bad Ragatz (catalog) / "Stone Age" Kreissparkasse Rottweil (catalog)
  • 2013: Kunstraum Oktogon Bern (catalog) / Galerie Beatrice Brunner, Bern (catalog)
  • 2014: Mollwo Gallery, Riehen
  • 2015: Galerie Sylva Denzler, Zurich
  • 2016: Kunsttage Winningen (catalog)
  • 2017: Contemporanea gallery for modern art, Oberbillig near Trier (catalog)
  • 2018: BEGE Galleries, Ulm / Galerie Mollwo, Riehen
  • 2019: Galerie Sylva Denzler, Zurich

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stella Barmettler in: House of Art St. Josef Solothurn (ed.): Pi Ledergerber - the work on stone. Catalog of works 1996-2005. Greib, [Solothurn] 2005, ISBN 3-906223-29-9 , p. 3.
personal data
SURNAME Leather tanner, Pi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ledergerber, Pius Laurentius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Stans