Rainer Hunold

Actor and sculptor Rainer Hunold realized the sculpture AL 23 in 2022 at the Lauchhammer Art Foundry – an iron casting based on a plaster model he had created himself. The work belongs to the series AL, developed after a working stay in Andalusia. Within this group, Hunold explores the relationship between organic movement, volume and surface. The compact yet flowing forms create a rhythmical tension that is characteristic of his sculptural language.

For the casting, the plaster model was carefully re-moulded in Lauchhammer and cast in iron. The process allows the direct transfer of the modelled structure so that even the smallest tool traces remain visible. The openly exposed, rust-coloured oxide layer emphasizes the material honesty of the iron and gives the sculpture a vivid, evolving appearance.

In its compact unity, AL 23 exemplifies how Hunold conducts a dialogue between artistic form-finding and craftsmanship – between studio and foundry. The work also reflects his close connection with the material iron.

Further information on his sculptural work can be found on the artist page of Rainer Hunold.