Original artwork description:

With human flow SURTUR, Manfred Hellweger has created a sculpture that addresses the fragility and transience of human existence. Made from local sycamore maple, the work consists of individually crafted wooden slats that are assembled to form an abstract human figure. The figure tapers toward the bottom, appearing to dissolve — a symbol of transience and transformation. This creative dissolution gives the work a flowing, floating impression, lending it lightness and depth.
Hellweger's works, including this sculpture, invite mindfulness and raise questions about life's essentials.
The finely polished surface has been treated with a special wood oil that preserves the natural, light tone of the sycamore maple and protects it from yellowing. Resting on a solid steel pedestal with a signature, the sculpture maintains its grounding—a contrast to the apparent dissolution of the body into the vertical.
His artistic credo – not “more and more,” but back to the essentials – becomes impressively visible and tangible in this sculpture. It invites the viewer to pause, consciously perceive the moment, and confront their own transience.

Materials used:

sycamore maple, steel

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