On the occasion of the 100th birthday of Erwin Heerich (1922–2004), the Stiftung Insel Hombroich is exhi­bi­ting drawings, sculp­tures, models, built and unbuilt works from its extensive coll­ec­tion on the theme of walk-in sculp­tures.
The sculptor Erwin Heerich has had a decisive influence on the face of Hombroich: in the 1980s, together with Karl-Heinrich Müller, he developed the idea of realising his sculp­tures, which were primarily made of cardboard, as walk-in sculp­tures. A total of eleven walk-in sculp­tures were created for the Museum Insel Hombroich, and another four for the Rake­ten­sta­tion Hombroich, to accom­mo­date coll­ec­tions, studios, living and working spaces.
The exhi­bi­tion conveys the theme of walk-in sculp­tures in its breadth for the first time and offers insights into the thinking and work of Heerich, who never saw himself as an architect but always as a sculptor. In addition to the walk-in sculp­tures, around 80 objects, drawings, sculp­tures and models of built and unbuilt archi­tec­ture are on display. Heerich 100 is decen­tra­lised and covers all areas of Hombroich, from the Museum to the Kirkeby-Feld and the Rake­ten­sta­tion. Thus, the exhi­bi­tion can be explored on a wandering basis, both indoors and outdoors.
The exhi­bi­tion is accom­pa­nied by the publi­ca­tion Hundert Jahre Erwin Heerich. Die begehbare Skulptur. In a handy format, it offers an overview of all the walk-in sculp­tures in Hombroich and presents them in short texts. Photo­graphs by Tomas Riehle and Iwan Baan comple­ment the volume.

Overview of the locations of the exhi­bi­tion