Hannsjörg Voth
Hannsjörg Voth is a German artist. His works in monumental form include Himmelstreppe, Goldene Spirale, and Stadt des Orion in the Plaine de Marha in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco. His art was part of the exhibition “Future Bodies from a Recent Past—Sculpture, Technology, and the Body since the 1950s” at Museum Brandhorst.
Also recorded as Hannsjorg Voth · Hans-Jörg Voth
Hannsjörg Voth
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- Born
- 1940 · Bad Harzburg.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- painter · carpenter · graphic designer · sculptor · land artist · conceptual artist
- Honours
- Arnold-Bode-Preis
- Languages
- German
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Hannsjörg Voth is a German artist. His works in monumental form include Himmelstreppe, Goldene Spirale, and Stadt des Orion in the Plaine de Marha in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco. His art was part of the exhibition “Future Bodies from a Recent Past—Sculpture, Technology, and the Body since the 1950s” at Museum Brandhorst.
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The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Munich. Work by Hannsjörg Voth is recorded in the collections of Bavarian State Painting Collections, Lenbachhaus and ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Distinctions recorded are Arnold-Bode-Preis.
Voth is internationally known member of the land art movement. Land art is built with natural materials and in nature. Land art is supposed to be subject to natural processes such as deterioration. Between 1980 and 2003 Voth built three structures in Morocco. The Stairway to Heaven in 1987, the Golden Spiral in 1997, and the City of Orion in 2003. The structures are open to the public by day and the travel company Epic Travel has been granted the exclusive permission from Voth's foundation for luxury overnight camps.
![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Piramide-paalwoning van beeldhouwer Hansjorg Voth op IJsselmeer losgeslagen en naar Lelystad gesleept bij Hautribsluizen bij Lelystad Datum: 29 januari 1982 Locatie: Lelystad Trefwoorden: woningen Fotograaf: Bogaerts, Rob / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwart/wi](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Piramide-paalwoning_van_beeldhouwer_Hansjorg_Voth_op_IJsselmeer_losgeslagen_en_n%2C_Bestanddeelnr_931-9424.jpg/800px-Piramide-paalwoning_van_beeldhouwer_Hansjorg_Voth_op_IJsselmeer_losgeslagen_en_n%2C_Bestanddeelnr_931-9424.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Piramide-paalwoning van beeldhouwer Hansjorg Voth op IJsselmeer losgeslagen en naar Lelystad gesleept bij Hautribsluizen bij Lelystad Datum: 29 januari 1982 Locatie: Lelystad Trefwoorden: woningen Fotograaf: Bogaerts, Rob / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwart/wi
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![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Piramide-paalwoning van beeldhouwer Hansjorg Voth op IJsselmeer losgeslagen en naar Lelystad gesleept. Hansjorg Voth Datum: 29 januari 1982 Locatie: Lelystad Trefwoorden: beeldhouwers, woningen Fotograaf: Bogaerts, Rob / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwart/wit)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Piramide-paalwoning_van_beeldhouwer_Hansjorg_Voth_op_IJsselmeer_losgeslagen_en_n%2C_Bestanddeelnr_931-9425.jpg/800px-Piramide-paalwoning_van_beeldhouwer_Hansjorg_Voth_op_IJsselmeer_losgeslagen_en_n%2C_Bestanddeelnr_931-9425.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Piramide-paalwoning van beeldhouwer Hansjorg Voth op IJsselmeer losgeslagen en naar Lelystad gesleept. Hansjorg Voth Datum: 29 januari 1982 Locatie: Lelystad Trefwoorden: beeldhouwers, woningen Fotograaf: Bogaerts, Rob / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwart/wit)
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1940
Hannsjörg Voth born at Bad Harzburg.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Hannsjorg Voth and Hans-Jörg Voth. His recorded language was German. He married Ingrid Amslinger. Voth received Arnold-Bode-Preis. Recorded as painter, carpenter, graphic designer, sculptor and land artist.
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Bavarian State Painting Collections, Lenbachhaus and ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
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