The material plays a central role in Dietrich Klinge’s oeuvre. The artist preserves the organic and original feel of the wood in his bronze casts.

The sculpture “Figur 421 B” combines bronze and silver; Klinge uses fragments of branches here, which he casts in silver, while the main structure of the body is made of bronze. By casting the branches in silver, he preserves the fine, organic details of nature and transfers them to the precious metal, which stands in stark contrast to the robust, earthy bronze. This combination of materials enhances the visual impact of the sculpture by emphasising the tension between the natural and the cultural, the fragile and the enduring.



The naked body of the figure is itself depicted as a fragment. The bronze figure is deliberately incomplete and shows clear traces of the work’s treatment, reminiscent of transience and fragility. The sculpture has an archaic appearance and seems to be removed from the boundaries of time.

Particularly striking is the integration of the silver branch, which functions almost like an extension of the body. The silver branch connects the fragmented with the whole and suggests a kind of spiritual continuity.

Through this combination of fragmentation and spiritual extension, Dietrich Klinge creates a sculpture that blurs the boundaries between body and spirit, between the material and immaterial. The sculpture “Figur 421 B” thus becomes a reflection on the duality of human existence.