Vergraben • Vergessen • Verschwinden • Verdrängen Installation für amnesty international

The artwork Bury • Forget • Disappear • Suppress was commissioned by Amnesty International to draw attention to human rights violations that are not visible or are consciously suppressed – such as political imprisonment or the disappearance of people. It consists of two parts: a sculpture on a classical plinth, placed on a labyrinth-like structure, and a Corten steel floor plate installation that is reminiscent of a Baroque garden design. A small hole in the centre of the floor work reveals a hollow space below, where a sculptural structure by Frederik Bollhorst is hidden. The work on the plinth was carved by H. Jürgen Kohrs from lava rock. The artist was fascinated by the cooled lava as an expression of timeless violence from
deep within the earth, frozen and solidified until the next melting and reshaping. After about 30 years, the work has become even more powerful due to its natural decay. It seems to show what the title suggests: suppressed, hidden, unwanted, painful, decaying, weathering.

Despite its elegant form, it refers to the unpleasant, and does not create a pleasant place. It seems as if something is being hidden under the seemingly beautiful structure. The installation does not claim to be loud, but to be a small, quiet contradiction in the perception of a Sunday landscape.