Divided society

The sculpture "Divided Society" addresses the complex relationship between victim and perpetrator, who are arranged in a line towards each other as if they were inextricably linked, yet separated by their history. The two abstracted human halves made of Corten steel symbolize the victim and the perpetrator, whose fates are inevitably intertwined.

Between the figures is a pane of glass on which the history of the persecution of homeless people under the Nazi dictatorship is explained. The "black angle" serves not only as a symbol of stigma, but also as a dividing line that simultaneously connects - a constant reminder that the fate of the victim was shaped by the hand of the perpetrator.

Both halves of the figure are covered with catchphrases that have different meanings for the victim and the perpetrator. In the victim figure, the laser-cut words appear like scars that make the suffering visible and cast shadows on the floor during the day, projecting the words into the room and highlighting the enduring legacy of this story. For the perpetrator figure, on the other hand, the same words symbolize the weight of responsibility and guilt.

Seating around the sculpture invites visitors to pause, reflect and enter into a dialog. This seating creates a space in which visitors can contemplate the connection and separation between victim and perpetrator. "Divided Society" is therefore not only a place of remembrance, but also a place of reflection and exchange that carries the traces of the past into the present.