Scholarship holder showed her works at the artists’ café in the studio of the artists’ and scholarship holders’ house:
Mariel Poppe has really enjoyed her stay in Salzwedel so far. She has explored the area, got to know many people from Salzwedel and always kept her eyes on her “favorite material”. The numerous guests at the artists’ café on March 21 at the Künstler- und Stipendiatenhaus listened intently to her enthusiasm, her artistic expertise and her numerous anecdotes.
More than 20 objects have been created so far during her stay, which she skillfully presented in the house’s studio. “She was very pleased to be able to show her works as part of this event at the district adult education center“, she passed on her thanks to the KVHS and the association. She is also happy to accept the invitation to come back to Salzwedel next year as part of the Danneil Museum’s StipendiatenArt exhibition. A successful evening, with nice conversations and one or two treats!
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Anyone who walks through Salzwedel knows them – the brick buildings that characterize the townscape. Be it St. Mary’s Church, St. Lawrence’s Church, the Neuperver Gate, the castle tower or the district court in Salzwedel; everywhere you look you will encounter the red building material used to build sturdy walls, entire churches and mighty castles – or, in the case of Mariel Poppe, to create works of art.
The visual artist Mariel Poppe, who has been living in the artist and scholarship house since January, counts brick as one of her favorite materials. She has been using it for years to create stone artworks in original size or in miniature, which fascinate with their simplicity and simplicity and place the material in the foreground. This has resulted in objects inspired by towers, but also figures that are more reminiscent of corals or starfish.
In Salzwedel, Mariel Poppe has devoted herself in particular to the theme of towers, the raw material for which she collected in the surrounding area. These brick finds were used to create works that Mariel Poppe presented to the public as part of the artists’ café at the district adult education center (KVHS).
Artworks Towers by Mariel Poppe
Coffee buffet at the artists’ café with Mariel Poppe
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