Brass and crystals crown, Remo Albert Alig *1971 & Marionna Fontana

Like the "Inkreis", the "Baumkrone" also belongs to the temporary exhibition "Säen, ernten, glücklich sein" from 2012. Today, the work is on loan from the artists to the city of Chur. On the one hand, the brass crown mounted on the Norway maple trunk forms the counterpart to the crown above the coat of arms of the von Salis family, which is mounted on the Poststrasse side by the lintel of the "Old Building". On the other hand, the crown symbolizes the royal situation that the Norway maple has as a result of its placement and inclination. Not only does it form a central point of reference in the park from which the entire geometric arrangement emanates, but the angle of inclination of the trunk also corresponds approximately to that of the earth's axis. For Alig, this opens up further references to the cosmic order, such as the seasons or the transformation of sun and light.

Also in Fontanapark is the largest monument in Chur. The bronze Fontana monument was placed on a pedestal of granite from Andeer and dates back to 1903. It commemorates Captain Benedikt Fontana. He was an episcopal bailiff who served on the southern border of the Three Bunds. He supposedly died a martyr's death in 1499 during the Swabian War in the Battle of Calven, before the Graubünden put the Habsburgs to flight.



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