Extended across an area of over 55 meters, Friederich Werthmann’s sculpture is the focal point of a lawn on the southern bank of the Ruhr. The work depicts a row of seven sine curves. Situated a few meters apart from each other, it appears that only the tops of the curves protrude above ground. A…

Metal sculptor Friederich Werthmann created works by blowing up or blasting open a finished metal form with dynamite. These sculptures emerged in the period after 1975 and the artist described them as his “dynamizations.” The same process was used here to create the Werther Brunnen / Werther Fountain, so that the ruptured inner surfaces sharply…

Friederich Werthmann’s sculpture is an homage to Gerhard Mercator (1512–1594). It was created for a competition celebrating the 450th birthday of the great mathematician, geographer, philosopher, theologian, and cartographer, who lived and was buried in Duisburg. After several locations and a long period in storage, the sculpture was finally installed on the newly designed Kuhlenwall-Karree,…