International Work

Photo: Anne with Nek Chand - RESEARCH RESIDENCY, AHMEDABAD, INDIA

International Symposiums and Residencies

Anne Schwegmann-Fielding

Travel and an interest in other cultures is a key part of Anne's life and work, be it by bike, boat or plane. The artworks produced in these projects always use waste objects and recycled materials connected with a specific region or country and donated by local people.

Continually engaging in new opportunities for artistic and cultural exchanges/exhibitions. Please contact Anne if you are interested in setting up a project in your town or country.

Digital illustration of a gold star-shaped badge with a circular center and geometric patterns, on a split dark and light background.

Research Residency, Ahmedabad, India

Two month residency, Arts Reverie, Gujarat. 2008

The residency saw Anne develop her love of decoration and use of everyday materials connected to a specific place. Ahmedabad is home to hundreds of utensil shops and it's very own utensil museum. Anne created a series of spoon sculptures using plastic bangles and mirror, later shown at her solo show at the European Commission in London.

Anne travelled around Kutch, working with Artisans learning their specialist techniques. In Chandigarh she met her guru, outsider artist, Nek Chand at his sculpture park, "The Rock Garden of Chandigarh". Anne was privileged to have been invited to make a figure for this amazing park.

A gold star-shaped trophy with a circular emblem and a geometric design inside, positioned on a black and cream-colored background.

Anne with 'Angel of the East' trabant car from former East Germany decorated with shards of GDR crockery, old phennigs and mirror.

Elizabeth Castle

Der Engel des Ostens (Angel of the East)
ReinCARnated Elizabeth Palace
Kunstsymposium Meiningen, Germany

Materials: Broken shards of GDR crockery, old phennigs and mirror

Part of a project in 2011 involving 30 artists. The Trabant car, an emblem of former East Germany is transformed using broken shards of GDR crockery, old phennigs and mirror. All mosaic materials were donated by the public.

The Thuringian ceramics factories closed with the destruction of the wall. The inclusion of these GDR ceramics has developed an ongoing interest in this period of history and the mosaicing of vehicles connected with it.

Anne Schwegmann-Fielding - Angel of the East - front view

Golden star with a circular emblem in the center, mounted on a wall with black and cream background.

Schwalbe (Swallow)
Kunstsymposium, Meiningen, Germany

Materials: GDR ceramics and coins. 1999-2012

Art symposium inviting Artists across Europe to create artworks for a sculpture trail of almost 100 pieces. Each of her three symposiums saw generous donations from local people of ceramics and phennings from former GDR times.

Schwalbe (Swallow) 2012

A 1967 scooter from the communist era adorned with Thuringian ceramics.