Hesse’s stonemasons are preparing for their participation in the State Garden Show, which will be held in Bad Schwalbach from April 28 to October 7, 2018. Nine companies from the Hesse Guild of Stonemasons and Stone Sculptors and the Wiesbaden-Rheingau-Taunus Guild of Stonemasons and Stone Sculptors are taking part in the design of Hesse’s largest garden festival. The latter provides the stones for the so-called […]
Hesse’s stonemasons are preparing for their participation in the State Garden Show, which will be held in Bad Schwalbach from April 28 to October 7, 2018. Nine companies from the Hesse Stonemasons’ and Stonecarvers’ Guild Association and the Wiesbaden-Rheingau-Taunus Stonemasons’ and Stonecarvers’ Guild are taking part in the design of Hesse’s largest garden festival. The latter provides the stones for the so-called Memoriam Garden.
The stonemasons have been working for several weeks on the objects, which will then be on display as part of a model grave. There are three categories: individual elective, urn and row graves. There are also two show graves. The stonemasons’ contribution will be placed in the “Menzebachtal” area of the State Garden Show. A selection of models and sketches had already taken place in June 2017. 23 of the submitted objects will be on display at the State Garden Show.
Gravestones as an individual reflection
“For Hessian stonemasons and stone sculptors, the participation is a good opportunity to demonstrate the possibilities of modern grave design. A gravestone can always be a reflection of the individuality of the deceased. The stone then takes on the function of a symbol of the person’s life,” says Sonja Mücke from the Hesse State Guild Association.
The gravestones must be produced and installed by the beginning of 2018 so that the Hessian cemetery gardeners can plant them in time in spring.
Overview of the stonemasons and stone sculptors represented at the State Garden Show in Bad Schwalbach:
