Maria Pechstein (formerly Marina Aletsee) and Haymo Aletsee
The two artists with the stele without title (2021) Photo: Karl-Heinz Stadtler
The two artists live in Pfronten in Bavaria. She works mainly with glass, he works as a painter and sculptor. The two freelance artists have worked together on a piece for the exhibition in the Vöhl synagogue - made of glass and wood.
The stele draws on Jewish symbolism. It rests on seven metal rods like a seven-branched candlestick. At the top is a band of writing in the meaning of a Jewish chai. The stele ‘wears’ a necklace (chai), as it is often worn by Jews. The word means ‘life’. A glass flame is embedded in the stele, which shines through as an ‘eternal light’. It changes its appearance depending on the angle of view and the background (Translateted with www.deepl.com).
Photo Ulrich Müller
Photo: Berthold Herberz
Photo: Berthold Herberz