Großer verletzter Kopf
The Großer verletzter Kopf is a public sculpture by Rainer Kriester in Hanover, Germany. The sculpture stands at Platz der Menschenrechte in Hanover.
At this site, the work faces Museum August Kestner and creates a quiet setting for personal reflection. Kriester made abstracted heads his artistic subject. He called these forms “head signs,” placing the Großer verletzter Kopf within that body of work. The German title means “Large Injured Head” in English.
That title invites attention to breaks, deviations, and irregularities within the sculpture’s abstract form. Oversized hands give the head a protective gesture. The hands can suggest shielding or safeguarding, while the sculpture leaves the encounter open to your own reflection. The nearby city hall and Museum August Kestner belong to the setting, rather than forming stated subjects of the work.
Its setting supports a quiet encounter. Kriester’s sculptures also appear in Berlin, Osnabrück, and Utrecht. The Großer verletzter Kopf brings his abstract language into Hanover’s public art landscape.
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