Elm, fully round. With natural stress cracks that contrast vividly with the smooth polished surface, for 'pores, fissures and warping are the hallmarks of any surface, even the supposedly smooth one' (citation Georg Thuringer). Diam. 50 cm. - After training as a nurse and later as a wood turner, W. co-founded the artist group 'OK9' in Munich and built up his own studio from 1987 onwards. In 1996 he moved to Kleeberg, district of Passau, and in 2010 he received the cultural award of the district of Passau. - His preferred material is wood or the trunk. His tree torsos symbolise basic themes of human life. Lit.: G. Winklhofer: Peter Wagensonner. Skulpturen aus Holz, 2001; Exhib. Cat..: Bruder Baum. Peter Wagensonner, Passau 2011.