Rebecca Horn: The Universe in a Pearl

The Universe in a Pearl - Great art in a small church!

Photo: Uwe Gaasch

Created in 2006 by German artist Rebecca Horn (* 1944; † 2024), this sculpture has travelled to churches in many places, including London, Majorca and Hamburg. Tens of thousands went to see it one last time at Berlin’s  wig’s Cathedral before the building was closed for renovation. Now the vertical sculpture is travelling to the converted St George’s Hospital Church in Lößnitz. As if emanating from the centre of the earth, it rises up to the golden blue firmament. When visitors look into the rotating mirrors at the bottom, their gaze falls into the endless depths of a shaft. When they look upwards, they see swirls of light rising up. Come and experience a magnificent work of art!

When? March 29, 2025 to March 31, 2026

Where? Hospitalkirche St. Georg; Lößnitz

Chemnitz 2025

European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.