Rodin's "Thinker" and others grounded in feminism in Bielefeld

The Bielefeld Care Revolution regional group redecorated the city's monuments in a feminist style, turning "The Thinker" and others upside down, so to speak. We document the pictures here.

The first sculpture shown, "male/female", is accompanied by critical explanations from Care Revolution Bielefeld, which were written as a speech during a city walk in July 2025. Readers can find them as a PDF below the image.

The Thinker in front of the Bielefeld Kunsthalle

- feministically edited

According to "Art 101", The Thinker is far more than a depiction of a pensive individual. Rodin himself described the figure with the words: "He is dreaming. Slowly the fertile thought develops in his brain. Suddenly he is no longer a dreamer; he is a creator." [....] The sculpture quickly became a symbol of human reason, creativity and the ability to develop complex ideas.1

1https://www.kunst101.com/rodins-der-denker-mehr-als-nur-ein-mann-der-nachdenkt/

Well then ....

More complex ideas instead of traditional patriarchal standards!