WERKSTATT DER ERINNERUNG
WERKSTATT DER ERINNERUNG
Jurassic limestone gravestone with rainbow fish and olive tree relief, installed at Zehlendorf Cemetery in Berlin
Detail view of the carved rainbow fish with colored scales on the front of the gravestone
Studio view of the gravestone side featuring silhouette relief of two olive trees and flowing water
Side view of the gravestone side featuring silhouette relief of two olive trees and flowing water
Side view of the gravestone in the cemetery, showing olive trees and sea-inspired relief
Stone carving in progress: partially chiseled fish with parchment paper sketch placed on the surface
Close-up of the rainbow fish relief before the scales were colored

Jurassic limestone with fish engraving

Jurassic limestone

110 cm × 47 cm × 27 cm

Zehlendorf Cemetery, Berlin

Concept and execution: Laura Jatkowski

 

This gravestone was made from Jura limestone from the Altmühltal in Bavaria.

The silhouette relief on the side with two olive trees and the suggestion of waves is a reminder of the place where the deceased liked to sit and look out to sea.

How the rainbow fish came about is a longer story: Originally, a Christian symbol, possibly the Ichthys fish, was planned, which was the wish of the mother or grandmother. But the daughter doubted whether this would suit her father, as he had little connection with religion.

After some thought, the daughter of the deceased remembered a children's room lamp with a rainbow fish that her father liked very much. This fish was finally carved on the front of the stone in the style of the Ichthys fish.

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Grabstein mit Saxophon-Relief auf dem Waldfriedhof Dahlem
Rückseite des Grabsteins auf dem Friedhof mit Pinienzapfen, Ginkoblatt und Jakobsmuschel
Rückseite des Grabsteins in der Werkstatt mit drei eingearbeiteten Symbolen
Detailansicht des fertigen Saxophon-Reliefs auf dem Grabstein
Grabsteinrohling mit Saxophon-Skizzen und bearbeiteter Fläche in der Werkstatt
Nahaufnahme des Saxophon-Reliefs und seines Schattens auf dem Grabstein
Detailansicht der begonnenen Saxophon-Bearbeitung im Stein
Draufsicht auf das teilweise ausgearbeitete Saxophon-Relief
Grabsteinrohling mit Saxophon-Skizzen und bearbeiteter Fläche in der Werkstatt

Jurassic limestone

110 cm × 47 cm × 27 cm

Zehlendorf Cemetery, Berlin

Concept and execution: Laura Jatkowski

 

This gravestone was made from Jura limestone from the Altmühltal in Bavaria.

The silhouette relief on the side with two olive trees and the suggestion of waves is a reminder of the place where the deceased liked to sit and look out to sea.

How the rainbow fish came about is a longer story: Originally, a Christian symbol, possibly the Ichthys fish, was planned, which was the wish of the mother or grandmother. But the daughter doubted whether this would suit her father, as he had little connection with religion.

After some thought, the daughter of the deceased remembered a children's room lamp with a rainbow fish that her father liked very much. This fish was finally carved on the front of the stone in the style of the Ichthys fish.