Susanne Tunn facts for kids

Susanne Tunn, born in 1958, is a German artist who creates sculptures. She is famous for her large stone artworks. But she also uses other natural materials. These include tin, wood, concrete, plants, or even dust! Her art, whether big or small, always makes a strong impression.

About Susanne Tunn

Susanne Tunn was born in Detmold, Germany, in 1958. She went to the University of Bielefeld. There she studied art and sociology. Today, she lives in Alfhausen, a town close to Osnabrück.

In 1998, Susanne won a special award. It was for the 350th anniversary of the Peace of Westphalia. Her artwork was called "166 beds – Peace and Noise". It was a sculpture made of concrete. It also included sounds.

Since 1992, she has taught stone sculpture. She teaches at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts. This academy is in Salzburg, Austria.

Susanne Tunn's Artworks

Susanne Tunn's sculptures show her unique way of working. She focuses a lot on the material itself. She also thinks about where the artwork will be placed. This is called "site-specific" art.

Famous Art Projects

Some of her important artworks that fit a specific place are:

• 5 Tables (1989–2004): This project includes sculptures made of stone and plants. They are in different countries.
  • The Table of Thinking is in Minden, Germany.
  • The Table of the Desert is in Spain.
  • The Table of the Sea is in Sweden.
  • The Mountain-Table is in Switzerland.
  • The Table for two Couples and a Dog is in Romania.
• POL-Stein (stone sculpture): This artwork is in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. It is placed opposite a building by architect Frank Gehry. It is meant to be a contrast to his work.
• Chapel of the Johannes Wesling Hospital (2004–2008): This chapel is in Minden, Germany. Susanne Tunn designed and built the entire chapel. It was the first hospital chapel in Germany made by a modern artist.

Susanne Tunn is very interested in creating art systems. These systems combine the material, the shape, and the place.

She has also published books about her art. These books are very beautiful. One book, "Im Inneren des Baumes" (1990), even won an award. These books are like an extension of her sculptures.

Key Sculptures and Installations

• 2009–2011: The Key and A.D. – Two sculptures for an art exhibition. This exhibition was about the 2000th anniversary of the Varus Battle. It was held in Kalkriese, Germany.
• 2004–2008: Chapel – The sculptural building of the chapel. It is located in the Johannes Wesling Hospital in Minden, Germany.
• 2004: Table for two Couples and a Dog – Located in Freck/Avrig, Romania.
• 2004: ATEM – META – An installation at the Felix-Nussbaum-Haus in Osnabrück, Germany. It was on the roof of Villa Schlikker.
• 1999: The Mountain-Table – Located on Alvier, Switzerland.
• 1998: 166 Betten – Peace and Noise – A sculpture and sound art piece. It was made for an art award in Hagen a.T.W., Germany.
• 1996: Pole stone – A sculpture outside the Energie-Forum-Innovation. This building was designed by Frank Gehry in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
• 1995: Table of the Sea – Located in Skagerrak, Sweden.
• 1992: Table of the Desert – Located in Sierra de los Filabres, Spain.
• 1989: Beginning of the project ›5 Tables‹. Table of Thinking – Located in Minden, Germany.

Solo Art Shows

• 2006: Perlen aus Stein (Pearls from Stone) – Shown at the Lechner Museum in Ingolstadt, Germany.
• 2005: Tisch für zwei Paare und einen Hund (Table for two Couples and a Dog) – Shown at the Brukenthal Museum in Sibiu, Romania. Also in the park of the Brukenthal summer home in Freck/Avrig, Romania.
• 2022: Kraft der Stille (Power of Silence) – Shown at the Lechner Museum in Ingolstadt, Germany.

Group Art Shows

• 2010: Unsichtbare Schatten (Invisible Shadows) – Shown at Museum MARTa Herford.
• 2009: Place of Memory – Place of Vision – Shown at the Museo di Roma in Trastevere and Galleria Ugo Ferranti, Rome, Italy.
• 2007: MARTa schweigt (MARTa is Silent) – Shown at Museum MARTa Herford, Germany.
• 2005: (my private) Heroes – Shown at Museum MARTa Herford, Germany.
• 2002: Aquaria. Über die außergewöhnliche Beziehung von Wasser und Mensch (Aquaria. About the Special Relationship of Water and Humans) – Shown at Landesgalerie am Oberösterreichischen Landesmuseum Linz, Austria, and Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany.

Books by Susanne Tunn

Susanne Tunn has published several books about her art.

• Table for two Couples and a Dog (2005)
• ATEM – META (2004)
• (Chapel) 2004-2008 (2008)
• Das Kongo-Syndrom (1999)
• 166 Betten – Peace and Noise (1998)
• Tisch des Berges – The Mountain-Table (2001)
• Tisch des Meeres – Table of the Sea (1996)
• Tisch der Wüste – Mesa del Desierto – Table of the Desert (1992)
• Tisch des Denkens – Table of Thinking (1991)
• Im Inneren des Baumes (1990) – This book won an award from the German Stiftung Buchkunst.

Images for kids

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  Rotation, 2012

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  A.D., Zinnschüttung, 2009-2011

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  Kapelle Klinikum Minden, Innenraum, 2008

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  atem meta, Braunkohlebriketts, 2004, Installation auf dem Dach der Villa Schlikker

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  Loh, Skulptur, 2000

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  Tisch des Berges, 1999

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  Pol-Stein, 1996