stones are round, square, smooth, rough, porous. They are white, gray, brown, charcoal gray, but also green, blue, yellow, orange, pink or multicolored. And they have a soul, like a visit to the "Selva di Sogno" - "Forest Dream" - shows. For more than 20 years, resulting in an approximately four-acre area near Siena art very special kind of midst of an ancient oak forest in the pristine part of Tuscany to discover the visitors sitting or lying man of stone. Architectures that recall times in Greek times to the Indian temple or the famous Nuraghe in Sardinia. Soothing Mandalas or simply collections, demonstrating the infinite ingenuity of nature. The stones are not glued or cemented, but are taking advantage of the law of gravity in space. "I use the stones as they are, I do not bend," said the German artist Deva Manfredo, who primarily sees as a presenter in the world of bricks. "
collect the material he produced in Europe, beaches, forests, rivers, stone waste dumps and in businesses, industrial stones. From a Lower Saxony brickmaker family to arise, he has always had an affinity for stones, which he called "bones of the earth." "Stones have fascinated me since childhood because of her beauty and shapes," says the artist. The special feature of this material is for him whose immobility, timelessness and eternity. "Our life takes compared to the stones has a second," said Manfredo.
His works of art result depending on the mood. "If I feel like in heaven go, then I build a tower, "he says. "The resulting mandalas, however, when I search for inner peace." The visitors, he gave up small metal signs advice on how they can get in the meditative sculpture. But these often draw from their own perspective.
particularly children respond enthusiastically to the variety of shapes and colors. Leave their impressions run wild and excited talk about their feelings and associations they get from the silent stone world. "Look, the poor tree that is quite full of stones," exclaims a young boy when he was facing an oak tree struck by lightning, titled "The Rage of Sky" is. "Is also not nice when you have a scar, "said the little visitors Manfredos art. Some 100 meters further surprised another child on the installation "Body Field". "These people do not even cry when you step on it," says the boy when he discovered lying on the ground stone statues. So exciting can be a museum visit.
like The Sculpture Park is not only children. "I must have reached a level with my characters, which is very archetypal," said Manfredo explained his success. This is certainly due to the special, magical place. The light, the wind, the chirping of crickets and birds singing - and they are to parts of the total work of art. "In nature there are elements that can play with me," continued the artist. Some sculptures, he has built directly into trees or bushes. Others change with the weather or the seasons have a different color. Although they were built without mortar and cement, many of the large installations fall after years of collapse. Smaller will be buried by the earth slowly, others take in turn the animals of the forest as a dwelling in possession.
"In times of huge destruction of nature, I try to be a sign of respect for the creativity of nature to share." Manfredo explained his life's work. In his previous professional life, he worked in Hamburg as a city planner and graphic designer. His stone sculptures are now shown outside of the open-air museum. It noted that even in closed rooms is not the fascination of his magical world of the lost stones.
The Dream Forest - "Selva di Sogno" is visiting from April to October. He can be reached only by car and is situated between Siena, Casole d'Elsa, and Rosia Chiusdino. Telephone appointment with detailed directions on the mobile phone number 0039-333-4330183. For more information, visit www.devamanfredo-stoneart.com or devamanfreedo@hotmail.com.
© Marlies Moser
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