Nobel Metamorphoses
1984 statue in Troisdorf, Germany
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Nobel Metamorphoses (German: Nobel-Metamorphoen) is a 1984 public sculpture by Hans-Jürgen Breuste in Troisdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.[1]
Located in Alfred-Nobel Platz, at the centre of the pedestrianised main street of the city, the sculpture is a critical comparison of the work and inventions Alfred Nobel, and the eponymous peace prize.[2] Since 1886 the city had been the location of production facilities, and at the time of the sculpture's installation the headquarters, of Dynamit Nobel – the weapons and company founded by Nobel.[3][4]
The work features a "gate" standing three meters tall constructed of stainless steel beams, in the centre of the crossbeam is inscribed "Nobel". However, the gate is blocked by a sheet pierced, tarnished, steel as well as being barricaded by two diagonal beams. Below are two "coffins" – while one is engraved with the names of all peace prize recipients since its inception in 1901, the other is engraved with statistics of war deaths since that same year.[2]
- Sculpture details
