Christina Doll: Engel & Bergmann on the PurplePath

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The angel and miner figurines are at the heart of Erzgebirge culture. Traditionally, families carved (or later bought) an angel for the birth of a daughter and a miner for the birth of a son. The Berlin-based sculptor Christina Doll created the sculptural pair ENGEL+ BERGMANN in a contemporary form. Her model for the angel was an actress with Down's syndrome, for the figure of the miner she used the insignia of a bismuth and coal miner.

Christina Doll's work expresses the strength of the Erzgebirge identity, its rich tradition and its positive attitude to life. Human dignity is a central motif in her sculptural work. With Doll's "Angel and Miner", the Purple Path touches on various cultural, socio-political and spiritual contexts. The first pair of figures - cast in the traditional Dresden foundry Gebe.Ihle - were presented to the future Anna + Sascha e.V. inclusion hotel in Annaberg-Buchholz in the presence of the Saxon State Minister for Culture and Tourism, Barbara Klepsch.

The vineyard window in St. Matthew's Church from the 19th century tells of the early industrialisation of the town. The municipal area includes a rehabilitation centre for the blind. Under National Socialism, it became a centre for euthanasia. A memorial commemorates this. On the one hand, the angel and miner stand for the fact that industrialisation was made possible by the forces and treasures of the surrounding mountains. On the other hand, the reference to human dignity is emphasised at this historical site.

The service begins at 14:00, followed by a vernissage at 15:00.