Franz Erhard Walther is a German artist whose practice transforms sculpture into participatory action. Beginning in the 1960s, he created “Werksätze” (work sets)—folded textiles, weighted bands, pockets, and spatial diagrams designed to be activated by touch, pulling, unfolding, or bodily positioning.
These objects operate as tools for perceiving space, duration, and relation. Instructions accompany the pieces, emphasizing that the work exists fully only through use. Walther’s approach merges performance, drawing, and sculpture into a unified language of embodied measurement.
Over decades, he has expanded this logic into large-scale textile installations, wall-based diagrams, and participatory environments that redefine how sculpture can function.
Franz Erhard Walther is a German conceptual artist known for participatory textile sculptures that engage viewers through action.
Franz Erhard Walther is a German artist known for participatory textile sculptures that use action, touch, and measurement as core structural elements.
