Pool Talk (Kreislauf des Geldes)
The theme for Weekly Lens Artists 125 is ‘you can pick it’.
Where fiction, art and reality meet. I googled for some more information about this fountain and found it on the site of the Aachen tourist service. It is called ‘Kreislauf des Geldes’ aka Money Cycle.
In this cycle money goes from hand to hand. The fountain was created in 1976 by Karl-Henning Seemann. The people shown symbolise avarice, greed, patronage and begging. Just like money, the water in the fountain flows all year round, since it is fed by the thermal springs. In the summer in particular, the fountain is a popular meeting point for Aacheners and visitors to the city, and for young and old looking to cool down in the flowing water. (source: Aachen Tourist service)
Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version
What's (in) the Picture? 
11 Responses to “Pool Talk (Kreislauf des Geldes)”
Your photo begs the question to be answered, “What’s in the pool?” 😄
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Honestly, I have no idea 🙂 what the name of the statue is. And what is in the pond, another big question.
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i addes some info to the text with information about the fountain
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Wow! That’s a cool story and it has a moral too. Thank you 🙂
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and it should read ‘added’ of course
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Fun choice Chris!
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Thank you Tina!
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I guess there’s an endless round of greed among humans? Is that what the artist is saying?? Intriguing statue. I like how people are interacting with it.
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I am not sure what his statement is. He shows that money goes round and what money does to someone: not having it, beg. Having too much: greed etc. The water is from a spa so it does not freeze over in Winter.
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Ha! Great photo! I’ve been to Aachen several times (always visit the cathedral) but I’ve missed that fountain.
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The fountain is not that far from the cathedral actually, it is on a square a few hundred meters away.
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