The 44 x 28 m "Monument to the Lost Falcon" can only be fully recognized from a bird's eye view. The New York artist Alan Sonfist has sculpted the silhouette of a hovering falcon from mounds of earth in a clearing in the Wittgenstein Forest. The mounds are reminiscent of the defensive mounds of Celtic fortifications in the immediate vicinity and have been planted with tree species that once dominated the forest in the region but have been displaced by humans. With the fencing following the silhouette, Sonfist symbolically protects his work from humans and animals, who often cause the originality of nature to be irretrievably lost through arbitrariness or browsing.
Sculpture The Monument of the Lost Falcon
Building / Modern architecture
The unique works of ten internationally renowned artists turn the WaldSkulpturenWeg Wittgenstein-Sauerland into an incomparable public art gallery in nature, which can be entered at any time of year - admission free! The trail leads over 23 kilometers from Bad Berleburg to Schmallenberg and crosses the Rothaarsteig on the ridge of the Rothaargebirge.
Address
Sculpture The Monument of the Lost Falcon
keine Straße
57392 Schmallenberg
Telephone: +49 (0) 2972-97400
Prices
Free admission: 0 €
Directions
How to get there The sculpture cannot be reached by car. Please use the parking lots in the surrounding area. Parking Kühhude hiking parking lot or Trufterhain hiking parking lot.