Rhine Sleeping

For the Riverside Sculpture Park in Remagen, Joachim Manz created a two-part sculpture that offers cyclists and hikers along the river an unusual place to rest and even stay overnight. Rhine Sleeping consists of two wall
panels of aluminium sheets and interwoven willow rods – aligned lengthwise with the direction in which the River Rhine is flowing. The sculpture is equipped with two fold-out wooden benches, which invite visitors to take a pause, rest, relax and – next to the gently murmuring river and under the open sky – to dream. The benches can be used to sleep on. PVC tarpaulins serve as awnings to provide protection from the sun and rain. The sculpture is Joachim Manz’s reaction to a romanticized place of rest and recovery, albeit one that is repeatedly threatened by flooding.

In cooperation with the 'Rheincamping Siebengebirgsblick' campsite, you can obtain the key for Rheinschlafen — as well as a mosquito net and the crank for the blinds, if needed — at the Arp Museum during opening hours. For a fee you can also use the shower and toilet facilities there.

Reservations and further information: anmeldung@arpmuseum.org or +49 2228 9425-36

Joachim Manz was born 1957 in Lünen. He lives and works in Bremen.