Scouring pole Guardian angel

Artist: Günter Blanck (Hagen)

Toolmaker, social worker, sculptor

After more than 30 years of creative work with various materials, in 1995 he discovered scrap iron as a basic material for the production of metal metamorphoses.

Object: Guardian angel

Homage to Marc Chagall:
The four-winged guardian angel was made from a scrap iron plate using a welding torch. It stands as a symbol of hope, especially in the difficult Corona period. In the middle, he was given a wheel of life made of sheet copper, whose wings, with their curved shape, represent a spinning dynamic movement of life. The rainbow colors reflect all the colors of nature. The spiral in the middle is the symbol of beginning and end, of coming and going. It bears witness to the eternal renewal of life and the death associated with it. Everyone must find the path for themselves.

Location: Meinerzhagen, bypass road, at the height of the entrance to the Höhenflug (opposite). Coordinates: 51.099612, 7.655331.

Further information: Entrance to the Sauerland-Höhenflug (long-distance hiking trail) in the immediate vicinity. Volmequelle spring nearby.

As part of the Volme Valley bollards project, 20 artistically designed bollards have been erected in the four municipalities that have joined together to form the Oben an der Volme region. They are intended to draw attention to special features in the Volme Valley, serve as landmarks or invite reflection. The X 20 hiking trail, which connects Schalksmühle, Halver, Kierspe and Meinerzhagen over a length of 20 kilometers, is the bracket.

The initiator and sponsor of the project is the VAKT art association from Halver. The NRW Ministry for Regional Identity, Communities and Local Government, Building and Gender Equality has sponsored the project. Minister Ina Scharrenbach personally delivered the funding notification to Halver on the Saturday before Christmas 2019.

Scouring poles have their origins in agriculture. Farmers used to put them in the Weide so that cattle could rub against them. In the Volmetal, the posts are also intended to figuratively point out points of friction. They are intended to draw attention to special places, stimulate discussion or help to rediscover home.

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