Großer Fibonacci

In Potsdam, Großer Fibonacci is a stainless-steel sculpture by Rudolf Valenta, created in 1993. Its stepped forms rise through right-angled sections. The sculpture measures 532 centimetres wide, 380 centimetres high, and 792 centimetres deep. Its dimensions define a substantial geometric structure. The work belongs to the Walk of Modern Art, which connects cultural sites along the Havel River. Schiffbauergasse and the Potsdam Museum feature along this route. Valenta based the sculpture on the Fibonacci sequence, where each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers. Its expanding steps express that numerical pattern. Triangles add stability while the growing structure suggests movement, tranquillity, infinity, and closure. The stainless steel makes these relationships visible. Together with Jörg Plickat’s Ambos Mundos, Großer Fibonacci marks the beginning of the Walk of Modern Art. The Havel setting places this meeting of art and mathematics within Potsdam. The artwork invites viewers to examine how mathematical order becomes a form in the city.