Station: [61] Judith Hopf, Untitled (Pointing Hand 3), 2017


Made of bricks, which are primarily used as building material in architecture, the sculptural form contradicts its industrial material. The finger of this hand sculpture points in comic-book aesthetic at an indeterminate target, apparently drawing attention, through its cheerful prompting, to its human and non-human environment in the park. In the context of current debating culture, in which complex issues are often simplified, the monumental hand can be read as a call to adopt a different perspective.

Judith Hopf

Untitled (Pointing Hand 3), 2017

Bricks, cement

Courtesy of the artist; Deborah Schamoni, Munich

© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2024, Stiftung Skulpturenpark Köln, 2024, Photo: Mareike Tocha