Fette Henne, Modern fountain sculpture at Britzer Garten entrance, Berlin, Germany
Description
Fette Henne is a modern fountain sculpture made of granite, concrete, and bronze standing at the entrance to Britzer Garten in Neukölln. The roughly 4.5-meter-tall work consists of two identical structures, each with four cantilevered arms and female torso forms positioned above a reddish granite basin.
History
Rolf Szymanski created the fountain in 1984 for the Federal Garden Exhibition while serving as vice president of the Berlin Academy of Arts. The work was part of an effort to integrate new artworks into Berlin's public spaces during the exhibition period.
Culture
The fountain blends artistic forms with botanical meaning and reflects how art can speak to garden culture. Visitors can see in its shape references to both flowers and living plants that show the importance of greenery in city spaces.
Practical
The fountain stands right at the garden entrance and is easy to reach, with water flowing from the upper structure through thickened arm ends into the granite basin. The location is accessible year-round and offers good conditions for photographing and examining its details.
Did you know?
A brass plaque on the basin edge carries the artist's interpretation of the work, naming it both a stylized flower structure and "The Beautiful Gardener". This double title reveals how Szymanski connected botany with human form.
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