“Untimely contemporaries” by Bernd Göbel, Grimmaische Strasse, Leipzig, August 2021
– pedagogue, diagnostician, rationaliser, urban designer and art theorist.
This bronze sculpture was created by Bernd Göbel between 1986 and 1989 and was presented to the city of Leipzig in 1990.
Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings.
I’ll admit that many of us openly break the numeric rule and share far more words (all excellent of course!) so the key rule is to have a title of six words – and then create around that the post that you desire! Perhaps in bunches of 6 words if you’re feeling inspired.
To join the challenge, please put a link in your post to the URL of this post. Then come back here and leave us a comment. If you have any problems with linking, just put your own URL into the comment. And do feel free to socialise digitally – tweet, instagram, flickr, etc. with the hashtags #SixWordSaturday and #6WS.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 28 August 2021
Posted as part of Six Word Saturday and PPAC
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Travel with Intent 
They are impressive!
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Beautiful Bronze sculptures. None here like that. Here is mine ..
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Hi Debbie, my photo is outdoors as well. : ) https://fakeflamenco.com/2021/08/28/fotd-satellite-dish-or-hibiscus-bloom/
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Excellent t capture! I’m sure there is much there is great meaning in this sculpture, but it puts me in mind of the Olympie divers drying themselves with tiny towels after each dive.
here’s my six words for today https://lightwords.blog/2021/08/28/where-graffiti-artist-practice-their-abcs/
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Ha ha! you could be right 🙂
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Looking for a break from the news, yesterday I went to Golden Gate Park with a friend:
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Time for 6ws again!
Here’s mine: https://outofmywritemind.com/2021/08/28/its-a-bit-like-a-jungle/
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Hi Debbie
That is an absolutely fascinating statue in your photos. I like that you included both views, front and back.
Here’s my post with a six word title
Best, Babsje
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Fascinating sculptures (they look cold!!)…
Here’s my entry:
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They probably were. It was a wet cold day 😉
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Makes sense to me! 😉
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Deb these are fabulous statues for PPAC. A far cry from the statue of David! A little more realistic, LOL. I could have worded my post today so easily to make six words instead of nine I need to get in the habit. I can change it, but it may not work. I’ve been meaning to start participating. The slug is wrong but the title changed. https://alwayswrite.blog/2021/08/28/cbwc-fences-and-gates-at-the-old-prescott-cemetery/ Thanks for the reminder.
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Here is my entry for the week.
https://ceenphotography.com/2021/08/28/six-word-saturday-dark-places-have-room-for-light/
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Oh my gosh! These are fabulous!
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Wonderful art work for both your challenge and PPAC. Thanks Debbie. 😀
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And they did all this while nude! Amazing! 🙂
You have to look carefully to see what’s missing in my photo today.
janet
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How intriguing – could read so much into this.
Here’s mine again as I think i completely failed to link within the post itself! https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/08/28/dental-walk-for-six-word-saturday/
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Oh yes. The link may have failed. Though I found it On reader
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Pretty sure it was me!!!
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As always, a great find Debbie!
Here is mine for this week: https://mywanderings.travel.blog/2021/08/28/meet-ernesttims-friendly-neighbourhood-cat/
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I’ve read up a bit on the sculpture (basically because I couldn’t read the writing below the middle one). It’s a bit more complex and puzzling. The names he gave the figures are not regular German words but unusual combinations with strange endings. To be honest, I think I can appreaciate the sculptures by themselves better than trying to make sense out of the names and the title. The golden tools seem to be of importance. People commenting seem to think it is a commentary on the GDR. I’m not really sure since it was completed during the last years of the GDR and certainly wouldn’t have been put up at such a prominent place if it was openly critical of the regime and system. Certainly warrants a closer look. 🤔 I like the way you framed them with the two buildings on either side.
Maybe my subjects can look really far and are staring at the scultpure 😉 https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2021/08/28/what-is-going-on-over-there/
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Thanks for they extra info, Elke. I have to say I had no idea what they were when I took the photos, and not much wiser after reading a bit about them! What I would really have liked was a step ladder so I could look more closely (and take more photos)
The golden tools seem out of place – I wonder if he is actually being critical of the “professions” has depicted. I wonder if he left he open deliberately – could be anti-GDR or anti-reunification. Then again, he could be sympathising with the people who are trying to do an honest job but having to spin a story to suit current politics.
Clearly great art – leaves us thinking …
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You mean you don’t have a step ladder in your bag when out taking photos?!!
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Sadly not. I keep trying to find someone who will carry it for me!
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Inka?!!!
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Can’t be anti-reunification as he started on the piece in 1986 (if the info is correct). But cannot be openly anti-GDR either …
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Very true! Perhaps he was as muddled in thoughts as me 😉
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Detail from a recent sunrise for my 6 words this week:
https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2021/08/28/copper-and-blue-on-the-bay/
I know there’s five figures but your 6 words this week makes me think of the Beatles Abbey Road album cover for some reason.
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It wasn’t my first thought, I was more baffled by the strange figures. But I do see what you mean, David
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It’s a strange connection to make as none of the figures resemble the Beatles striding across the Abbey Road zebra crossing.
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Wonderful art work. 🙂 🙂
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Certainly a bit different – and a different view on each side
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I would have been surprised if they weren’t 🙂
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🙂 🙂
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Great find, Debbie 😃 Here’s mine: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2021/08/28/ive-got-my-eye-on-you/
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