Roland Berger

Stele III appears as an archaic fragment – raw, upright, and yet condensed within itself. The basalt body combines natural fractures with precise interventions: A deeply carved, matte-polished recess runs down the front as if shaped by millennia of flowing water. On the reverse, this form narrows into an organically curved channel – a surreal moment where the stone itself seems to melt or flow.

Berger plays with our perception of materiality: The smooth, almost eroded surfaces contrast with the rough outer shell. It creates the illusion that the interior of the stone has been liquefied – or worn down by erosion, time, or tectonic pressure. This illusion of flow lends the sculpture a quiet dynamic that oscillates between natural formation and human gesture.