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Art in Public Space
Chur: Glass Window by Leta Peer

The plain concrete cube that forms the chapel of the new Fürstenwald cemetery in Chur is distinguished by an imposing glass window front. To this, the artist (*1964, lives in Basel) has applied three figurative and abstract motifs from the world religions using screen-print technique. Through massive enlargement, screening and mutual overlapping of the individual, partly identical recurring images, the contrary "worlds", form languages and iconographies conjoin into a unity. The muted, warm coloration is not unlike old frescos. Depending on the intensity of the light, the effect shifts from a strong presence to an only vaguely perceptible, transparent veil of color. With her work, the artist makes an interesting contribution to the discussion on the difficulties of contemporary art in dealing with sacral spaces and church windows.

Beat Stutzer