Brunnen, Christoph Rütimann *1955

The third and last station of Christoph Rütimann's art parcours refers to the special significance of the number three in the canton of Graubünden. "Dreibrunnen" consists of three cuboid water basins that Rütimann has distributed across the Bahnhofplatz. They all have the same shape, but their respective lengths are proportional to the amount of water flowing into them from the canton. The Rhine carries the most water to the North Sea, less to the Inn from the Engadine to the Black Sea, and with the smallest amount of water, rivers from the valleys of southern Grisons feed the Adriatic Sea. The basins embody these seas and show the connection of Graubünden with the world. The longest well is called "North Sea", the middle one "Mar Nair" and the shortest one "Mare Adriatico" - sea names in the three official languages spoken in Graubünden. Graubünden granite also comes from the various Graubünden water regions, such as the Hinterrhein, Engadin or Calancatal. Incidentally, the drinking side is not located above the basin, as is usually the case, but on the yellow rear wall, where the water runs down to the ground as a fine stream.


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