Bernd Lohaus – Fremdkörper: works from the studio of Bernd Lohaus. First presentation: Aus der Blume das Holz
(c)image: M HKA
This sculpture was made as Bernd Lohaus's entry for a competition to evoke a Monument for Otto von Bismarck, the 19th-century German statesman. A classical bust form is minimalized and the head's shape is reminiscent of a helmet. This plaster model would later also be cast in bronze.