Runder Tisch

The Runder Tisch stands in Schwerin as a public sculpture made from steel and fieldstones. Guillermo Steinbrüggen created this Schwerin work from steel and fieldstones. It recalls citizens and political groups who gathered around democracy and freedom during the former GDR's political transition. Those discussions gave the sculpture its round-table meaning. Originally installed in Schwerin's market square, the sculpture later moved to the crossing of Großer Moor and Puschkinstraße. The junction marks the sculpture's present setting in Schwerin. Its steel surface and fieldstones give the work a direct, physical presence beside the urban streets. Rust once shaped public reactions to the sculpture. A metallic coating later refurbished the surface, and Schwerin ultimately embraced the artwork. Steinbrüggen was born in Vigo and later based himself in Lübeck. The sculpture commemorates the political events surrounding the end of the GDR and Germany's reunification. It also belongs to Schwerin's history of metal sculpture and public art.