When does the exhibition take place?

The event is scheduled for 14.01.2027. The presentation continues at the museum as a special exhibition.

What is the admission fee?

According to the official website, the admission fee to the Air Museum for adults is €5.50. Discounts and family rates are also available.

Where is the exhibition taking place?

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

Is the museum wheelchair accessible?

No. The Air Museum is not wheelchair accessible due to the historical building substance and the lack of an elevator.

Are there guided tours?

Yes. Guided tours are available upon request and can also be booked outside regular opening hours.

What kind of visitors does the exhibition expect?

The exhibition is aimed at art enthusiasts who appreciate contemporary sculpture, material aesthetics, and curatorially strong spatial presentations.

Venske & Spänle transform marble into poetic spatial bodies and quiet tension

Name: Venske & Spänle – Helotrophe
Start: 2027-01-14T14:01:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-17T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Luftmuseum Amberg

Helotrophe: When sculpture becomes space, nature, and inner movement

With Helotrophe, the Air Museum Amberg presents an exhibition that sharpens the view of contemporary sculpture while poetically expanding it. The artist duo Venske & Spänle has been working for many years with classical sculpture, primarily using white Laaser marble. At the core is the question of how sculpture not only occupies space but activates it: as a physical, sensual, and spiritual experience.

Organic forms that resonate with the space

The works of Venske & Spänle are characterized by organic forms and flowing structures. Their formal language evokes notions of growth, densification, and transformation. The marble does not appear as a rigid material but as a carrier of an almost living dynamic. Observing the works opens the eyes to tensions between lightness and weight, stillness and movement, connection to nature and artistic construction.

Between nature observation and ecological reflection

The sculptures revolve around the interaction between human, space, and object. This is where their art-historical strength lies: they connect the tradition of representational sculpture with a contemporary sensitivity to ecological processes, vulnerability, and change. Those who engage with this exhibition experience not only formal precision but also a subtle reflection on destruction and the traces of human intervention in natural orders.

The Air Museum as a resonance space

At the Air Museum Amberg, the presentation unfolds a special exhibition atmosphere. The place itself is characterized by a clear curatorial identity and opens a space for sculptural works where materiality, light, and perception interact closely. This creates an art experience that does not focus on quick effects but on concentrated aesthetic experience.

Education, mediation, and in-depth work observation

For art-interested visitors, the exhibition provides an ideal access to contemporary sculpture and the question of how contemporary sculpture can be told, mediated, and experienced today. Those who appreciate art mediation, museum visits, and cultural education will find a place here for decelerated reflection and deep engagement with form, material, and space.

Conclusion: Helotrophe connects masterful sculpture with poetic spatial effects and ecological thought-provoking notions. This exhibition is worth a visit for all who wish to not only see art but experience it in its physical presence. An appointment at the Air Museum Amberg promises a quiet, intense, and lasting perspective on contemporary sculpture.