1989 – Steel sculpture ‘Seewind’ in Kiel, Germany, by Brigitte Denninghoff and Martin Matschinsky. Photo © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Last week I shared a story from 1989 that explored modern artwork in the public space in Kiel, focusing on sculptures and monuments. Back then I was a critic (along with many other people, if I remember the controversal public discussions correctly) because many of these artworks were just ugly in my view. Put in some isolated park and left to deterioate, these have done neither harm nor did they inspire the occasional guest. They seem to be a welcome opportunity for graffiti sprayers to apply their tags, though.
However, as I prepared the photos for the blog post, I also re-examined the ‘Seewind’ (literally ‘sea breeze’) sculpture by Brigitte Denninghoff and Martin Matschinsky. This had been erected in front of the (then) brand new central post office, and I do revert my opinion of 1989. Today, I actually like this one. It has a certain elegance while still being unusual.
Go figure, I can admit a mistake – after more than 30 years!
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | Spring 1989 |
| Location | Kiel, Germany |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Ilford FP-4 Negative Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 16 bits/pixel, grayscale |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 5217 x 7712 Pixels |
| Copyright | Photo © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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