Hans Schabus, From Lassnitz to Vechte

For a sculptural project an old train steel truss bridge was transported from south-eastern Austria to north-western Germany. The enormous size of the bridge – 3.8 x 5.6 x 25.5 meters – defines the greatest dimensions of a single transportable object over a highway. The bridge at Lassnitz had to be replaced by a new one due to increasing load capacities. Instead of being recycled, the bridge travelled 1,500 km via heavy-duty transport over six nights to reach its future location. On the new site the isolated steel bridge has become a sculpture that crosses the river Vechte. This lecture will be about the development of the entire project as part of a sculptural program along the river Vechte.

Morning Lecture in the framework of the Autumn School “Approaching the 3S. The Spatial, the Social, and the Sensorium”, programmed by Eva Kernbauer, Luise Reitstätter and Hans Schabus, Department of Sculpture and Space in cooperation with the Department of Art History.