Cultural heritage saved: Fellers fight against decay in Weinstadt!

Cultural heritage saved: Fellers fight against decay in Weinstadt!

Hauptstraße 39, 71384 Weinstadt, Deutschland - In Weinstadt-Strümpfelbach, a couple does pioneering work when it comes to rescue and restoration of cultural goods. Marc and Bianca Feller specialize in their restoration studio at Hauptstraße 39 in the preservation of historical furniture and wooden objects. The passion of the furs for the craft is underlined by its possession of the historic Rössleskeller, which not only offers rooms for their work, but is also a valuable piece of regional history.

Marc Feller emphasizes that it is of the greatest importance to put cultural assets over your own well -being. This philosophy is a challenge, especially in the current economic climate, which is characterized by increasing inflation. The preservation of art and history has now gained a new urgency. At a time when museums and memorials are increasingly being competitor in the entertainment industry, the classic tasks of collecting, researching and keeping have often moved into the background. Cultural foundation of the federal government reports that the visibility in the media is essential in order to obtain funding.

The restoration not only requires old materials and techniques, but also a lot of time. The Fellers show how important interdisciplinary work has become in their profession. They use methods that are also used in large projects such as the restoration of important cultural assets. This craft is always related to ethical principles of restoration philosophy: authenticity and reversibility, which are now the standard in the documentation of restoration processes. Kunstplaza makes it clear that the discussion about the need to preserve content instead of originals is gaining in importance.

Historical documents and artifacts are particularly threatened by various dangers such as wars, technical accidents or simply the ravages of time. Here it is crucial to create projects for conservation and restoration. The challenge: You have to find a way to keep the aura and the emotional value of the original, while materiality inevitably ages and finally disintegrates.

A look into the future

The furs are aware of this responsibility and therefore want to have an effect not only in the region, but also beyond the borders of Weinstadt. They are in the Tradition of a growing movement, which is strong for the permanent preservation of collections. The German Museum Association emphasizes this task as essential and finds that social perception must be redefined. Places of historical value, such as previous concentration camps, should also be burned into our collective memory in order to enable learning from history to enable future generations.

in the rest of the world, from Berlin via London to Paris, set silent monuments and archives new accents for artistic visibility and real access to cultural history. The need for real, tangible objects in an increasingly digitized world is unbroken. Marc and Bianca Feller fight against the decay on a small scale and thus set a great sign of preserving our common cultural heritage.