Circles of Life – Earth Antenna 3

The “Earth antenna III” (clay, 2.80 m, 100 kg) was created during a three-day working stay in the monastery of Willebadessen.

The accompanying motif during the work was the poem “Lebensringe” (Circles of Life) by Rainer Maria Rilke, the text of which is carved into the sculpture following the shape of a spiral.

During the work, MATRE discovered that a hawk was perpetually residing on the opposite roof.

For the installation Circles of Life, some of the clay segments of the sculpture were placed in the room. In a spiral shape, ever larger saw blades lie there.

Ich lebe mein Leben in wachsenden Ringen

Ich lebe mein Leben in wachsenden Ringen,
die sich über die Dinge ziehn.
Ich werde den letzten vielleicht nicht vollbringen,
aber versuchen will ich ihn.

Ich kreise um Gott, um den uralten Turm,
und ich kreise jahrtausendelang;
und ich weiß noch nicht: bin ich ein Falke, ein Sturm
oder ein großer Gesang.

Rainer Maria Rilke