Baumgart, Fred

Fred Baumgart, Fred B. Kanena

The artist and the stele with the title"Das Glänzende, Schimmernde" (2021) Foto: Karl-Heinz Stadtler

He sees himself as a visual artist for abstract works of art. The work he has created for the temporary exhibition in the Vöhl synagogue has been applied between two narrow, high panes of glass by a glass painter. It can therefore be seen from both sides and can be illuminated from the inside in the dark. The daylight also emphasises the individual Jewish symbols such as the Star of David, the seven-armed candlestick and the Hamsa hand, which is generally used as a symbol of protection in the Middle East. According to the artist's description, the red stripe on the side with ‘doors’ and the incised drawings on the entire painting ground are reminiscent of the railway carriages that brought the Jews to their place of extermination (Translation with deepl.com).