Schwere Flora / Heavy Flora

Constructed out of ordinary paving stones, the sculpture Heavy Flora is located along the edge of a central square in Steinfurt’s Bagno Park. It is especially popular among children, who like to walk along the gently sloping wall, tracing the sculpture’s natural forms and tapering branches.

When seen from above, the sculpture depicts the abstract lines of a tree or a branch. However, it could just as well be another structure, such as a cellular structure seen under the microscope or part of a leaf skeleton.

This work illustrates the principle of all organic growth in its basic form. Its construction is also comparable to a living organism: the paving stones represent the individual cells, which create layers and rows to form the greater whole.

Reference: http://s370305094.online.de/skulpturen/skulpturen/steinfurt_11.php

Further reading: Bagno-Skulpturen, ed. by the Kulturstiftung der Sparkasse Steinfurt and the Kulturbüro Münster e. V., Münster 1996.