Mündung der Ideen
Mündung der Ideen stands in Kiel, beside the Schwentinemündung and in front of Schmerzklinik Kiel. Jörg Plickat made the sculpture from Corten steel, using his cubically reduced style. Large silhouettes of Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe and Albert Einstein rise beside a gyrocompass and a stylised brain. Together, these forms connect two scientific minds with navigation, invention and human creativity. The rust-coloured surfaces give the monument a strong presence beside the water and nearby research institutions.
The monument honours the two men for developing the gyrocompass, an invention that advanced maritime navigation and oceanographic research. Anschütz-Kaempfe and Einstein were friends and collaborators. Their work links the sculpture to Kiel’s maritime research landscape, including GEOMAR and Kiel University of Applied Sciences. Einstein also faced antisemitic and nationalist opposition when he sought a professorship at Kiel University. The most memorable detail remains the brain beside the gyrocompass, turning an instrument of navigation into a sign of ideas.
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