Odo Rumpf

Odo Rumpf (born 3 April 1961 in Leverkusen) is a German sculptor working in Cologne.

Life After completing his studies of mechanical engineering at the RWTH Aachen, Rumpf studied with the German artist for two years and has been working full-time as an artist since 1991.

Odo Rumpf creates sculptures from industrial finds, large kinetic objects, spatial installations and media sculptures.

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In 2005, Rumpf converted a 5000 m2 large vacant plot of land, located in Köln- between railway tracks at the periphery of the nearby in the fan-out area of , into an open space studio site and atelier area which became known as "" (English: Free State of Odonia). The site is also used by other international artists. Decorated with metal sculptures, hosts exhibitions, festivals as well as music, cinematic and dance events. The site and beer garden is also available to rent for events by third parties. is home to the semi-annual robot show "", which has been compared with Burning Man. The nightly fleamarket is also situated there. Since 2020, also hosts the inclusive RoboLAB festival. In November 2023, the festival was changed to also feature light installations under the name . This is expanded into the arts/lights festival on two weekends in November 2024.

Exhibitions

An incomplete list of exhibitions:

1991 , Aachen, Germany 1992 Kunstverein Spektrum (exhibition "Moderne"), Leverkusen, Cologne, Germany 1993 Gallery Art 54 (exhibition "Strangers"), New York, USA 1994 ambiente 94, Designmesse, Ursuliniensäle, Innsbruck, Austria 1997 Turmart 97, Geldern, Germany 1998 Botanischer Garten Köln (with J. Röderer & V. Kiehn), Cologne, Germany 1999 ifficial art cologne, Cologne, Germany 2000 1. Kunstmeile, Oberhausen, Germany 2001 1. Art-Symposium, Algoz, Portugal 2002 Landesgartenschau, Monheim am Rhein, Germany 2003 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Yaoundé, Kamerun 2004 Landesgartenschau, Trier, Germany 2005 Landesgartenschau, Leverkusen, Cologne, Germany 2005 Kulturinstitut, Gallery Phönix, Moscow, Russia 2006 Centro Espositivo Rocca Paolina, Perugia, Italia

Sculptures in public space

An incomplete list of sculptures in public space:

1993 "Drachenflügel" (dragon wings), Wasserturm, Stadt Geldern, Germany 1994 "hydro maszina", Großklärwerk Cologne-Stammheim, Germany 1999 "Solarvogel" (solar bird), Rheinpromenade Cologne, Germany 2001 Großskulpturen "Baustelle A", Businesspark Niederrhein, Germany 2001 "Orpheus", Anatomisches Institut der Uniklinik Köln, Cologne, Germany 2002 Skulpturenenvironment "Archos Palingenius", Stadt Monheim, Germany 2017 "Slinky", in Weil am Rhein, Germany

Awards A selection of awards:

1992 designs fiction, Impuls Design Förderung Berlin, Herbstmesse Frankfurt, Germany 1995 Lev-Kunst-95, Forum Leverkusen, Cologne, Germany 1997 Europäischer Solarpreis Kunst 1997 von Eurosolar e.V. 1999 Palais Allegria, Beaulieu sur Mér, France

Odo Rumpf

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