Jimmie Durham – VOM FLUSS
We are delighted that the column by Jimmie Durham (1940-2021) has finally been realised and has been installed in the STOA169 hall. It is a homage to his unfinished concept and was made from three different types of stone by Frank Lindner, Polling, based on a design by his former student Elisa Strinna, Kai-Morten Vollmer and Maria Thereza Alvez. “From the River”, the title of the work, also symbolizes the nearby river Ammer, whose course is formed from ‘Bahia Azul’.
“when i looked at images of the place it was easy to see that it is in a natural setting so i assumed there would be a river nearby; rivers have such hidden complexities and such symbolic meanings for us about change and movement. i thought to echo the river inside the stoa shelter.”
(Jimmie Durham)
