Merkel statue: artist shows outgoing chancellor with diamond on horse (video)

There is a horse in the hallway. An equestrian statue of the outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel was presented these days in the Temple Museum in Etsdorf, in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria. The life-size statue by the German artist Wilhelm Koch shows Merkel sitting on a mare in a trouser suit, her hands resting in the “Merkel diamond”, the Chancellor’s characteristic gestures. The statue was made from lightweight concrete using 3D printing technology. The statue faces east, and there is no saddle or bridle. The judgment of visitors here seems to be similarly different, as does the other assessment of Merkel and her politics: “I think it’s very successful. It’s nothing historical. But it looks like a modern 3-D print . And that’s why it fits into the 21st century and with this ironic refraction looking east. Angela Merkel. I think that’s great. “The horse smiles and, in my opinion, she looks sad. I just said it, I think it’s awful. She has sacrificed herself for years, has done something. And nobody recognizes it. It’s like everywhere. “” Yes, the unpretentiousness of the person comes across well. So not to appear in any way conspicuous or dominant, but just the unpretentious, the unpretentious. That’s what I’ve always appreciated about Merkel. I always found that, even if politically I may not always agree. But I always found this personal way very likeable. “” I’m not sure if Angela Merkel can ride at all. And to simply put her on a horse in this pose – I think that’s a nice honor at the end of her term of office. “The artist Koch has announced that he wants to leave the statue here in Etsdorf for six months before it is to be sold .