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Weather vane

Artist
Monika Gallegra; Joseph Fässler; Martha and Walter Hofer
Year
2013
Material
Wood, ceramic, stainless steel
Location
Bümpliz Cemetery, Bottigenstrasse 40, 3018 Bern, main entrance

Background

“Windfahne” (weather vane) is a 2013 work made of wood, ceramic and stainless steel. It was made by Monika Gallegra, Joseph Fässler and Martha and Walter Hofer. The vane stands at the main entrance of the Bümpliz cemetery. The cemetery is at Bottigenstrasse 40 in the Bümpliz district of Bern. Further background on how the work came about and what it means is not documented yet.

Researched and summarised by Bärn Kit. Sources: Kultur Stadt Bern, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (offene Daten) · Wikipedia (de): Friedhof Bümpliz

Location in Bern
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Bümpliz Cemetery, Bottigenstrasse 40, 3018 Bern, main entrance

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Data: Kultur Stadt Bern (open data “Kunst im öffentlichen Raum”). Found a mistake? Write to hallo@uebrig.ch.