A talk by sculptor Johannes von Stumm, which relates the journey of how his work developed. He started making sculptures combining glass, stone and metal; but in trying to create larger pieces of glass he had to accept the technical limitations. Replacing glass with empty space led him in the early years of the 21st century to create material and immaterial figures. One example, called “Couple in Conversation,” stands on the Robin Hood roundabout, another one welcomes everyone entering the Greenham Common Trust.
Born in Munich, Johannes von Stumm moved to England in 1995. He is a founding member of Sculpture Network (Europe), President of the Royal Society of Sculptors and President of Open Studios West Berkshire and North Hampshire. He has worked now for 40 years and still has some projects full of poetry and spirituality which he would like to realise.
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