"Path of hope"
ARTWORK, MONUMENT, PLACE OF REFLECTION
Within 18 months, spanning the anniversary period of
2009/10, a total of 14 commemorative sculpture groups
will be erected along the former border, the deadly
dividing line which for over 40 years marked the frontier
between freedom and repression. Based on the 14 biblical
stations of the cross - with countless facets - these
installations tell a story – and recount history.
Suppression, despotism, suffering, courage, hope and the
belief in change: these are the constant elements of the
story.
The Point Alpha Foundation launched the
"Weg der Hoffnung" (‘Path of Hope') project
to serve as a reminder of the peaceful
resistance to the communist dictatorships
of Central and Eastern Europe – resistance
that was never completely suppressed at
any stage.