Rooster sculpture by Ottmar Hörl

Artist: Ottmar Hörl

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“With my installations, I occupy a living space that fulfills certain functions and, through my intervention, offers a new perception of the familiar. The image of a thousand life-sized golden roosters arranged on the green space of Karl-August-Jung-Platz will leave a lasting impression.

The artist used the rooster depicted on the city's coat of arms as a model for the "Homestory" installation in Haan. This is also known as the "Bergischer Kräher" and is considered a symbol of the citizens' fighting spirit for the interests of their homeland. It is said to have been brought back from a crusade by the Count of Berg in 1190.

"This statement," says Hörl, "represents the leitmotif of my installation: the golden, self-confident rooster becomes a symbol for the alert and committed citizen."

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Ottmar Hörl, a multidisciplinary German artist, is internationally recognized for his avant-garde style and his audacity in undertaking colossal projects. Sculptures, serial sculpture installations, photographs, and conceptual objects: his goal is to offer a type of art accessible to everyone, notably by democratizing sculpture by exhibiting gigantic and radical projects in public spaces.
Today, it is his garden gnome Ben, presented in Cologne for the first time in 2005, that contributes to his great renown: his installations are exhibited regularly in European capitals.
Keen on the democratization of art, he uses simple materials like PVC. Highly invested in the world of Fine Arts, he was one of the founding members of the Nuremberg Academy in 1999, of which he became president in 2005.
He has been rewarded with numerous prizes granted for his great creativity and his radical and offensive vision of promoting the democratization of sculpture.
He is also a founding member of the Fomalhaut group in 1985: a design, art, and architecture studio where he contributed to the design, in collaboration with architects, of impressive design pieces such as Living Room: a contemporary residence in the medieval center of Gelnhausen in Germany.