13 art stations

Joëlle Allet

Säntisblick, local mountain of Eschlikon with beautiful view at Mount Säntis

ckö 

Hiltenberg, look out point with beautiful view

Stefan Kreier

Train Station Eschlikon, the communal lime tree symbolises the merger into the political municipality Eschlikon

Almira Medaric

Risperg, look out point with beautiful view of the neighbouring municipality Bichelsee-Balterswil 

Victorine Müller

Josafatstal, the Valley of Josaphat as the place of the Last Judgmen

Elisabeth Nembrini 

Ziegeleiweiher, pond in Eschlikon created by the extraction of clay which was used for the production of tiles

Ursula Palla 

Am Hackenberg, look out point with beautiful view of the village Wallenwil

Sonja Rüegg 

Hurnerwald, the wells of the woods of Hurnen provide drinking water for Hurnen and Wallenwil

Christoph Rütimann

Vorderberg, the highest point of the political municipality Eschlikon at the Landsberg

steffenschöni 

Eschliker "Passhöhe", look out point at the boarders of neighbouring Münchwilen

Guido von Stürler

Chlosterholz, look out point with beautiful view over the whole municipality

Nicolas Vionnet 

Waldhütte Stockenholz, this new location will replace Vorderberg in furture

Werner Widmer

Am Stutz, look out point with beautiful view  of Hurnen and the surrounding hamlets

More than 20 years ago, as the villages of Eschlikon, Wallenwil and Hurnen merged, a border trail was installed in order to raise the spirit of the new community. The trail consists of 12 stations around the new political municipality. 

Orbit comprises 13 outdoor art installations along this trail and is welcoming visitors to tour around Eschlikon. The works of selected Eastern Swiss artists are for half a year on display offering time to rest, discover, contemplate and enjoy the view.

When Eschlikon was founded in the 13th century, Switzerland at the time was in a phase of upheaval. Conflicts between the Pope and the Emperor facilitated the independency of major towns in Switzerland. Consequently the three forest Communities of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden formed an alliance in 1291 and successfully established new partnerships for the Confederation. Thurgau became a member much later. In 1798 Napoleon occupied the old Swiss Confederation and re-organised the country according to French standards. It was during this time when new cantons, such as Thurgau and Aargau, were created.

It’s not only common that communities, towns and states join forces but it also makes sense in order to accomplish set goals easier. In 2009 the Eschlikon Future Conference defined principles and values for the community that should 'shine like fixed stars in the firmament of Eschlikon'.

The 13 art installations are shining around the municipality of Eschlikon just like fixed stars. For Orbit the selected artists have intensively analysed the surroundings and are coming up with: golden play of light, framed landscape images, mirror images, space lines, bricks of clay, gigantic knots, gigantic wasps, mystic beings, wind chimes, white views, fairy braids, good wishes and fortune hazelnuts. And whereas the art stations are orbiting around Eschlikon just like geostationary satellites the visitors may move individually fast from one point to another.

All stations have free access and enable a new, different look at the municipality and the surrounding area: To see the big in the small and the small in the big things, is the guiding principle. The skilfully mastered works of art relate to natural phenomena, well known fairy tales or current events and are comprehensively documented on-site.

The Cultural Trail Orbit was jointly developed by the Municipality of Eschlikon and widmertheodoridis.

Gemeinde Eschlikon
ThurKultur
Kulturbühne
Kulturstiftung des Kantons Thurgau
Thurgauer Kantonalbank
Raiffeisenbank am Bichelsee
Gitta Herfort Stiftung
Lienhard Stiftung
Thurgauische Kulturstiftung Ottoberg 
Stiftung Ostschweizer Kunstschaffen
SMKK-Stiftung
ProLitteris
Dr. Heinrich Mezger-Stiftung
Fairdruck, Sirnach
beschriftungswerk.ch, Zuzwil
Ramsperger, Eschlikon
Belniton, Hagenbuch
EW Sirnach

May 9 – November 30, 2021

Freely accessible at all times
Entire route ca. 15 km

Maps are available at VOLG, at avec and at the local government office

Silent opening of the 13 art stations: 
Sunday, May 9, 2021, 2 pm
The week of Kulturbühne

Concert with Tobias Preisig:
Friday, May 28, 2021, 8 pm
Location: Passhöhe / steffenschöni

Dance performance by Naomi Schwarz:
Friday, August 6, 2021, 8 pm
Location: Passhöhe / steffenschöni

Inauguration of the new labeling of the 12 stations: 
Sunday June 20, 2021, 12–3 pm
Location: Waldhütte Stockenholz

Start at location: Train Station Eschlikon / Stefan Kreier

Corinne Schatz:
Saturday, June 5, 2021, 3 pm

Jordanis Theodoridis:
Saturday, June, 26, 2021, 3 pm
Sunday, June 27, 2021, 3 pm

Gabrielle Obrist und Claudia Reeb:
Saturday, August 7, 2021, 5 pm
Sunday, August 8, 2021, 11 am

Corinne Schatz:
Sunday, September 5, 2021, 3 pm

Jordanis Theodoridis/Werner Widmer:
Saturday, November, 20, 2021, 3 pm
Sunday, November 21, 2021, 3 pm