Brücke über das Meer, Wooden sculpture in Eckernförde, Germany
Brücke uber das Meer is a wooden sculpture made from larch that sits at the Eckernförde shoreline, designed to resemble a section of bridge pointing toward the distance. The structure extends into the water and forms a walkable pathway where visitors can pass through and gaze toward the Baltic Sea.
The work was created in 1990 by Latvian artist Ojārs Pētersons as an artistic bridge between Germany and Latvia. Following storm damage, it underwent reconstruction in 2014 to restore the artist's original vision.
The installation embodies a connection between Eastern and Western Europe that visitors can physically experience when walking through it. The relationship is reinforced by its counterpart across the Baltic Sea, linking two distant coastal communities through art.
The sculpture sits directly on the beach and is easily accessible from the coastal promenade. Visitors can walk through it at any time, and the wooden framework provides some shelter if weather conditions change.
The construction is deliberately oriented to point toward Riga, a city more than 400 kilometers away across the Baltic Sea. This invisible line connects two artists and two nations in a subtle but meaningful way.
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