Born in Basle in 1936. She died in 2017.
Sculptures of various materials are predominanat in her work. Her first so-called »vases« were made of clay. It was only later that the artist had those objects cast in bronze. But they remained being unique sculptures since they get changed with every new founding.
Keeper of the Threshold
1997 / 2000
350 x 80 x 80 cm
bronze
The gate to the Giardino bears the motto »Hic terminus haeret«, a reference to transition, if the term »terminus« is understood not as an »end« but as »boundary«. One of Ursi Luginbühl’s »Large Garden Vases« right by the entrance is a preparation for the future, for the arrangement is reminiscent of the adventurous atmosphere in a hut that is entered with a combination of trepidation and joy of discovery, because you never know what could be hiding in the half-light. Out of the »Vase« itself emerge bronze antlers as well as green leaves. Thus the sculpture announces secrets and also sets the fundamental tone of the park: irony.
