Timm Ulrichs | Kopf-Stein-Pflaster

The Hanoverian "total artist" Timm Ulrichs (* 1940 in Berlin) has been appearing in the city with his art actions since the end of the 1960s. However, his works are often temporary in nature. This installation is therefore the only one by the artist that is permanently present in the city's public space. It was initially created independently of the location and was finally placed in connection with the building of the Lower Saxony Savings Bank Association. The play on words in the title is typical of Ulrichs' critical view of language and places the objects cast from his own head somewhere between abstract memorial and ironic urban design. Originally, a more urban location such as the square around the Marktkirche was intended - at the current location, the installation wants to be discovered and explored, forcing the viewer to pause. The work is part of the art collection of the Savings Banks Association of Lower Saxony. Another work by Timm Ulrichs is located - semi-public and clearly visible through a glass façade - in the foyer of the new VGH building in nearby Warmbüchenkamp: "The Favorite Colors of Lower Saxony" was installed in 2009. " Location: Schiffgraben (next to the Sparkassenverband Niedersachsen)