Stone snake

A stone snake.

A stone snake is a collaborative art object with an educational background. It consists of lined up, painted or labeled stones and is usually laid out in parks or public green spaces along the way. Often passers-by are invited on signs to participate by adding a decorated stone. The individual stones are mostly pebbles between the size of a coin and a fist, but individual bricks and paving stones are also used.

Stone snakes occurred more frequently in the spring and summer of 2020 and a. in the German-speaking area against the background of the contact restrictions during the corona crisis. The origin was the emergency care for children whose schools and daycare centers were closed. In addition to keeping the children involved busy, the aim is to encourage participants and viewers in the crisis. A feeling of community and cohesion should be created in a creative way and in compliance with spatial distancing. The stone snakes are also perceived as an embellishment of the public space .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Get out, Corona": Colorful messages on stones encourage courage in Bockum-Hövel , Westfälischer Anzeiger, April 12, 2020, accessed on July 4, 2020.
2. ↑ Stone snakes in Munich and Upper Bavaria - clearly arranged on a map from April 29, 2020, accessed on July 4, 2020.
3. ↑ Julia Hüsler in the Zürcher Unterländer: Colorful stones against Corona - Glattfelden starts Corona snake , April 14, 2020, accessed on July 4, 2020.
4. ↑ Articles on the topic of stone snake on meinviertel.at, accessed on July 4, 2020.
5. ↑ Coronavirus: St Neots 'rock snake' spreads lockdown joy , BBC News, May 21, 2020, accessed July 5, 2020.
6. ↑ Now also in Cologne stone snakes as a sign of solidarity in times of Corona , Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, April 29, 2020, accessed on July 4, 2020.
7. ↑ Small works of art embellish waiting time: Die Steinschlange am Teich , Catholic weekly newspaper 'Day of the Lord', June 4, 2020, accessed on July 4, 2020.