Simon Wachsmuth at Marta Herford Museum (01/06/2017)


Simon Wachsmuth presented his installation "Pax Optima Rerum" at Marta Herford Museum. Wachsmuth, who was awarded a Marta Prize, focuses on the Thirty Year’s War and its after-effects on Central Europe by making use of the materials he collected from the city and the region of Herford during his research. Presented at the Marta Lobby between May 17 and June 21, the work questioned how documents, monuments and images as materialized memories can form our cultural memory and understanding of history. Awarded by the Wemhöner Foundation, the Marta Prize commissions with 25,000 Euros the creation of artworks that are to become a part of the Marta Collection. The seven-person jury includes Heiner Wemhöner, Annabelle Countess of Oeynhausen-Sierstorpff, and Dr. Hannes Frank.