Dinkelstein XI

The Dinkel Stones are a group of sculptures along the Dinkel stream.

As part of the first cross-border State Garden Show in 2003 in Gronau (Westphalia) (D) and Losser (NL), artists from the Netherlands and Germany were invited to submit designs for artworks for the State Garden Show 2003. About 80 artists followed this invitation, and a jury selected individual and overall projects from these submitted designs to be realized in the coming months.

The concept Dinkel Stones by Anke Engels from Gronau was chosen and awarded 2nd prize, which was very similar to that of the artist group Form-Los from Havixbeck. Therefore, it was also natural for the artists of Form-Los to participate in the Dinkel Stones project. The process of creating the sculptures was documented and published online in a timely manner.

A total of 13 sculptures made of Ibbenbüren sandstone were installed along the Dinkel over a distance of 15 kilometers. The work on the sculptures could be observed by visitors in Gronau-Epe and on the premises of the Baumberger Sandstone Museum in Havixbeck. After the conclusion of the Gronau-Losser State Garden Show 2003, the sculpture path was further expanded by two sculptures from Dutch sculptors in the area of the municipality of Losser.

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