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Hamburg
Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

Bremer Straße / Maretstraße

Trauerndes Kind

Mourning Child

Hendrik-André Schulz
1988

Description

Sculpture of a child mourning over different helmets of the armies of different countries. It serves as an anti-monument to mitigate the effect of the heroic soldier standing next to it (see here).

Inscription(s)

On two stones in the pavement:

aus er trauer um die opfer
mussen wir wege finden
die zum frieden führen

friede denen in der ferne
und denen in der nähe
jesaja 57. 19

Information Sign

hendrik-andré schulz (*1957)

1988 Trauerndes Kind
Mourning child
Bronze

Sculptor

Hendrik-André Schulz (1957), German sculptor.

Sources & Information

Harburg-aktuell, Der Kunstpfad Harburg.

Locatie (N 53°27'29" - E 9°58'53") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehh064; Photograph: 7 March 2015
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