At the end of June 2019 a submission was made to a competition for designing the Kersbach roundabout near Forchheim. The maximum height for artistic objects was limited to two metres. The design was to take account of the special characteristics of the region. The proposal “Föhren und Forellen” (Pines and Trout) relates to the derivation of the name of the town of Forchheim.
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The town of Forchheim gives its name to a county. Thus Forchheim is a term that lends identity to the region. The name is said to come from the word “Föhren”, meaning “pines”, or according to a different theory from “Forelle”, meaning “trout”. Whatever the case, both of these words, the plant and the animal, connect Forchheim with the surrounding natural landscape. Pines and trout are not only part of the past, but above all of the present. They are more than expressions for origins – today they are a promise for everybody who uses the Kersbach roundabout to access the Fränkische Schweiz region.
The pleasant-sounding terms “Föhre” and “Forelle” stand not so much for themselves as for nature as a whole. For this reason the visual interpretation of pines and trout has been kept general. The purpose is not to recognise pines and trout, but to gain a fresh, inviting impression of nature. The simple formal vocabulary is modern and autonomous, and in particular is happy and positive. It generates sympathy and will find wide acceptance. This is of elementary importance, as a roundabout is not a museum. The sculptural concept is planned for the perception of driving around it. The carousel effect ensures that the art object opens out and opens up all around, and thus always remains lively.