Die Surferinnen
Die Surferinnen stand on the southern promenade of Wenningstedt: three women, each with a surfboard, making for the nearby surf school. The village sits on Sylt, an island known for its beaches and its vibrant art scene. Christel and Laura Lechner created the trio for Alltagsmenschen, their series of everyday people that appears all over the village.
The duo works with meticulous attention to detail, and the women look so lifelike that they seem caught mid-stride. Every sculpture in the series tells a small everyday story that passers-by recognise at once. Sturdy materials let them hold their cheerful presence through wind and weather on the open seafront. They draw you in: a photograph here, a smile there, or simply a while in their company.
On a stroll along the promenade, the three blend into their surroundings until you are almost beside them. They fit the mood of a place where art and the sea belong side by side. Only up close do you start wondering whether the boards will get wet today.
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Spots like this one are the stops myTuur strings into tours through Wenningstedt. In the app, each story begins where you stand: walk up to a spot and it starts, read it on screen or listen as you go, then follow the route to the next one.
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