Bremen Town Musicians What do perestroika, the Brothers Grimm and this statue have in common? Depends. Just outside Riga's over 800-year old monument, St Peter's Church, is a statue that is sure to stop you in your tracks. It's based on one of many fairy tales from the brothers. The donkey, dog, cat and rooster, well past their prime and yearning for freedom, decide to head to Bremen to become musicians. After finding a cottage that they would love to call home, they realise that its inhabitants are robbers. To get rid of them, the animals stand on each other's back and raise such a ruckus that the robbers make haste. However, this sculpture, created by Krista Baumgaertel has a slightly different twist to the original tale. It was, after all, created in 1990, a year before gaining independence from the Soviet Union. It was the time of Gorbachev, and his restructuring programme was already redrawing borders and creating new countries. In this sculpture, the animals aren't trying to scare away the robbers. Instead, they are peering through the Iron Curtain, to a new world of freedom and possibilities. In case you are wondering what Bremen has to do with Riga, it's also because they are considered as twin cities. _________________________________________ Best enjoyed slowly 🇱🇻 #bestenjoyedslowly #atklaj #enjoylatvia @visit_latvia @enjoylatvia _________________________________________ @nofixedaddrs #nofixedaddrs _________________________________________ ………. ……... …….. ……. …… ….. …. … .. . #brementownmusicians #onceuponatime #bremerstadtmusikanten #townmusiciansofriga #rigaoldtown #latvijas #riga #latvia #latvija #rigacity #grimm #brothersgrimm #mikhaelgorbachev #perestroika #freedom #ironcurtain #kristabaumgaertel #sculpture #art #artist #sculptures #statue #sculptor #sculptureart #installation #artistsoninstagram (at St. Peter's Church, Riga) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5HkFcugjmz/?igshid=xldvfwn1re4r
