Comic heroes, everyday objects or stars in Ischgl - this year there were (almost) no limits to the artists' choice of figures. To mark the 25th anniversary of the "Shapes in White" snow sculpture competition, artists from Germany, Switzerland and Italy revived the themes of the past 24 years from 8 to 12 January.
The results are impressive and include sculptures such as "Helene Fischer 2018" on the theme of "Stars in Ischgl" (2003), "Robert the Clown" on the theme of "Circus" (2016), "Captain Jack Sparrow" on the theme of "Hollywood" (2007) and "Wickie and the Strong Men" on the theme of "Wickie" (2010) - a best-of from the entire period. Once again this year, the nine snow figures were created in just five days from a total of 50 tonnes of snow. The winner was chosen by the jury at the award ceremony on 12 January. The winning sculpture is called "One Night Smurf" and was created on the theme of "Comic Heroes" (2000) by the team of Ralf Rosa and Peter Fechtig from Germany.
Best-of: 25 years of "Shapes in White"
Now it's official: the winning sculpture from 25 years of "Shapes in White" is "One Night Smurf". The choice was not easy: the jury was impressed by the new interpretations of the theme and, on completion, took a close look at the nine snow artworks, some of which were up to ten metres high. The artist couple Ralf Rosa and Peter Fechtig from Germany met the taste of the judges with "One Night Schlumpf" and were delighted to win first prize. In the neck-and-neck race for second place, the figure "Espresso Italiano" by the team of Stefano Begher and Vladimiro Tessaro from Italy was just ahead of the sculpture "Helene Fischer 2018" by the team of Ivo Piazza and Reiner Kasslatter, also from Italy.
