When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition is scheduled for 15.01.2027 and will continue according to preliminary information during the specified exhibition period.

Where does the exhibition take place?

At the Air Museum Amberg, Eichenforstgässchen 12, 92224 Amberg.

What is the cost of the visit?

The special exhibition is freely accessible according to the available research. Regular museum entry fees apply for the general museum visit.

Is the exhibition barrier-free accessible?

The Air Museum is not fully barrier-free according to museum information due to historical building substance and lack of an elevator; the ground floor is accessible at ground level.

Are there guided tours?

Yes, guided tours are available upon request and can also be arranged outside regular opening hours.

What is the best way to get there?

According to museum information, parking is available for cars at the ACC, at the university of applied sciences, and at the Kräuterwiese parking lot; a bus stop is nearby.

Stone Becomes Movement: Venske & Spänle Enchant Amberg at the Air Museum

Name: Helotrophe – Venske & Spänle at the Air Museum Amberg
Start: 2027-01-15T15:01:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-17T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Luftmuseum Amberg

When Stone Starts to Hover: Venske & Spänle at the Air Museum Amberg

The special exhibition Helotrophe introduces the quiet yet powerful imagery of Venske & Spänle, where white Laaser marble loses its weight and transforms into a poetic form. The artist duo Julia Venske and Gregor Spänle have been working since 1997 on a sculpture that reorders space, body, and perception. At the Air Museum Amberg, this sculptural work encounters a place that seems designed for sensory engagement with art.

Material, Mass, and Movement

Venske & Spänle combine classic stone sculpture with a surprisingly organic language of forms. Their works made from Laaser marble evoke growth processes, flows, and amorphous bodies caught between natural form and artificial intervention. It is this tension that makes the art experience so appealing: the sculpture appears both familiar and foreign, as if it has developed its own biography in space.

An Art That Activates Space

The duo's work has long revolved around the interaction between human, space, and sculpture. In a museum context, the artworks create a special exhibition atmosphere, as they do not merely present themselves as objects but as counterparts. The smooth surface of the marble, the organic volumes, and the precisely set proportions create an aesthetic experience that oscillates between calm and irritation. This is precisely where the strength of this sculpture lies: it demands seeing, thinking, and physical presence simultaneously.

Art Historical Context and Curatorial Relevance

The position of Venske & Spänle can be placed within the tradition of contemporary sculpture that understands materiality not as a limitation but as a starting point. Laaser marble, cherished for its purity and durability for centuries, is not read here as monumental but as mobile. The Air Museum Amberg complements this perspective with its focus on art, design, and everyday aesthetics. This creates a curatorially coherent environment in which sculpture, perception, and cultural education reinforce each other.

The Air Museum as an Experiential Space

The Air Museum Amberg, with its exhibition rooms, changing exhibitions, lectures, and educational offerings, is a place for concentrated engagement with art. Especially on the ground floor, where the special exhibition is presented, the encounter with art becomes an immediate experience. Those who linger here meet not only individual sculptures but an exhibition that makes the relationship between lightness and material, air and stone, idea and form tangible anew.

Conclusion: A Visit that Sharpens Vision and Imagination

Helotrophe promises an impressive art experience for all those seeking contemporary sculpture beyond the ordinary. The exhibition combines art historical depth with sensory presence and invites visitors to discover material, space, and form with renewed attention. Anyone interested in sculpture, Laaser marble, and innovative exhibition concepts should definitely experience this event live in Amberg.