Upon our arrival in Muenster, some friends and I stumbled across a Carnival that was going on within the city. It was an amazing alternative to art with crazy roller coasters flipping us upside-down and all around, colorful and sticky taffy, Gummies! Gummies! and more Gummies! It was an amaaaaazing gift to us travelers, for sure.
Night shot of Muenster's summer fair
The arrangement of Sculpture Project Muenster was very different in comparison to that of Documenta because instead of having the work sectioned off by buildings and halls, it was one's job as a viewer to investigate and look throughout the city itself for work that was "art". For example, while wandering through a forrest one can easily miss many of the benches by artist Jenny Holzer because they so easily blend into the environment.
In the city center stood a tall Gold structure that was built to house the "book store" it was a frequent meeting place during our trip to Muenster where we would look at publications and enjoy the cafe nearby.
One of the first pieces that we enjoyed while walking throughout the city was a miniature sculpture garden of modernist sculptures.
One on of the three days that we were scheduled to stay in Muenster, we wandered throughout the city as a class to look for and discuss five pieces in the show. One particular piece was a "Petting Zoo" by Mike Kelley. It was interestingly turned off because the animals were too stressed from the video, sound, and crowds that were involved with the piece.
Petting Zoo by Mike Kelley, Sculpture Project Muenster, Germany
A photo of myself cheerfully petting a goat and taking part in the(at the time "shut- down") petting zoo of artist Mike Kelley.
The next day we were free to wander the streets of Muenster and investigate the city around us. We did some walking around and entered beautiful churches as well as rented some bikes for the day.
A walk in the street after finding a great second hand shop-From left to right is Myself, AJ Reading, Trent Smith, and Dennis Iren.
Standing in front of an old church in Muenster-From left to right is Clay Flynn, Myself, and Dennis Iren.
While walking around we came across a piece by a Colombian artist which we stared at from above. It was a map of the city of Muenster itself.
We finally walked into a church named after Saint Paul, within the church we sat and listened to the heavenly voices of nuns and church goers, it really was one of the best parts of our stay in Muenster.
Outside view of Church in Muenster, Germany
Inside view of daily Mass at a church in Muenster, Germany
The last event that the entire group took part in was our first group dinner out of a total of two that we had. The dinner was rich and delicious, with entrees ranging from Beef Stew to Pork Knuckles, it was most definitely a traditional German cuisine.
Mind Your Manners-From left to right is Myself, Trent Smith, Clay Flynn, and Dennis Iren.
A photo capturing the reserved room in which our group of 24 enjoyed dinner is above.
Saying goodbye to the city of Muenster we all joined together late on the last evening over ice cream, drinks, and conversation.
Sitting here we see Eli Walker, Clay Flynn, and Jaime Groetsema.
