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Lois Weinberger :
Mauer

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Lois Weinberger, Mauer, Krems, 1986
© Matthäus Prandstätter
Lois Weinberger, Mauer, Krems, 1986
© Matthäus Prandstätter
Lois Weinberger, Mauer, Krems, 1986
© Matthäus Prandstätter
Krems-Stein, 1986
Reisperbachtalstraße, 3500 Krems a. d. Donau

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Lois Weinberger, who addresses unspectacular peripheral zones, selected an almost forgotten spot on a hill next to the railway siding for his 'Mauer' (Wall) that corresponds to the walls of the steep terraced vineyards above

Mauer (Wall) was made with the naturalness of a mountain farmer clearing his field of stones, in the course of which a wall against erosion arises ‘of its own accord’. The wall corresponds to the hanging walls of the vineyards that lie above it – and in being positioned on the railway bank between the two tunnels of the Wachau railway line, viewpoints arise such as the 'only-just-saw-it' of the train passenger, or the 'only-saw-part-of-it' from the road, as well as the overall view when one climbs the little hill. The location of the sculpture is unspectacular, the hill an almost forgotten place.

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Lois Weinberger, Mauer, Krems, 1986
© Matthäus Prandstätter
Lois Weinberger, Mauer, Krems, 1986
© Matthäus Prandstätter
Lois Weinberger, Mauer, Krems, 1986
© Matthäus Prandstätter