Vera Röhm

Vera Röhm’s (* 1943) work reflects the spirit of Land Art, which developed in 1970s, in the same years as Röhm’s artistic practice begun. One further focus of her work is laid on architectural forms.

The series »Ergänzungen« (Completions) comprises sculptures in which wood and plexiglas, nature and art, engage in a conversation. They are made of elm-wood, broken in two pieces, whereby each piece is complemented with plexiglas fused on the point of fracture. The idea of this series developed out of Vera Röhm’s observations of damaged tree trunks following the Capella hurricane of 1976: the traces of destruction inspired the artist to try and ›heal‹ the wounds by completing the broken, missing parts of the trees with plexiglas. Röhm’s combinations of plastic and wood illuminate for their contradictory yet complementary appearance.