Das Blaue Wunder / The Big Surprise

“The water surface reflects the still, the moving, and the atmospheric surroundings – including a glimmering oversized golden hare perched atop a tall red pillar. Lily pads float on the water, but there are no fish. Nonetheless, the golden hare has a large blue plastic fish hanging from his outstretched rod, evoking the popular sort of miracle found in fairy tales, which the artist clearly had in mind.
Brummack’s hare – reminiscent of a chocolate Easter bunny wrapped in golden foil – is vividly real and fantastically surreal at the same time. The immediate spatial reality gives in to the bizarre surrealism and our imaginations color it with fantasy. It becomes an actual stage where the animal stands and fishes, and is accessible to us as viewers if we are able to imagine ourselves as extras in the production. Anyone with a more sober mindset will at least recognize that Brummack has created an entirely straightforward monument with his whimsical hare in honor of fantasy.”

Original German text: Gerhard Kolberg