inges idee are the four artists Hans Hemmert, Axel Lieber, Thomas A. Schmidt and Georg Zey. Since the collective was founded in 1992 they work together exclusively in the field of art in public space. At the same time all of the four follow their individual practice as artists.

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inges idee is currently realizing the work Roadrunner, for the Sannafältets Sportcenter in Karlstad, Sweden

inges idee is currently realizing the work LOS GEHTS, for Südtiroler Platz in Rosenheim, Germany

inges idee is currently realizing the work Up We Go! and Family Orchestra, for Suhe Mixc World, Shanghai CHN

inges idee wins in 2021 with the work Rififi the competition for the new building of Bundeskriminalamt BKA in Berlin, Germany

inges idee wins in 2021 with the work Zollstock the competition for the new building of Hochschule Mainz, Germany

Selected Projects

Rabbit 2023

BLOCK 12 CONCORD PARK PLACE, Toronto, Ontario, CAN 2022

Placed in close proximity to the busy Highway 401, the Rabbit has incorporated the endless lanes into its formal DNA.

Next Step, 2017

Primary School Führichstrasse 53, Munich, DE

A 12 m high sculpture depicts a young student who is zoomed into gigantic proportions.

Zauberlehrling, 2013

EMSCHERKUNST 2013, Oberhausen, DE

An electric pylon steps out of line. The pylon’s ‘escape’ into freedom interrupts the flow of electricity

Receiver, 2010

DR Byen – Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Copenhagen, DK

Receiver is a 19-meter, mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture that combines the primal form of the egg with modern communications technology.

Drop, 2009

VCCEP Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, CA

The 18-meter sculpture in the form of a giant drop alludes to the elements of rain and the ocean, which are omnipresent in Vancouver.

Running Track, 2010

Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre, Edmonton, CA

The intensely colored sculpture is a monumental hybrid between a runner and a racetrack

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