Jena, April 02, 2026. A new art project in the Jenaer Paradiespark aims to protect birds from fatal collisions with the glass pavilion. Students from the UniverSaale-Schule will be creating a colorful installation inside the building over the coming weeks.
- What: Art project “ParadiesVögel im Glashaus”
- Who: Art club of the UniverSaale-Schule
- Where: Glaspavillon on the Rasenmühleninsel, Jena
- When: Expected to be on display from late June 2026
- Goal: Prevention of fatal bird strikes on the glass panes
Creative Defense for Wildlife
The students of the art club will soon transform the heritage-listed Glaspavillon on the Rasenmühleninsel into a floating world of birds and insects. Using various materials, the young artists are shaping imaginative birds, butterflies, and bees. These installations are then to be permanently hung inside the pavilion.
The background of this creative initiative is a serious problem and a long-standing discussion: bird strikes occur regularly at the transparent panes of the Glashaus. The new artworks are intended to make the large-scale windows more visible to approaching animals in order to sustainably avoid collisions.
Background: The Underestimated Danger of Glass Fronts
The Volkspark Oberaue, traditionally referred to by Jena residents as the “Paradies,” serves as an extensive green lung along the Saale and is a habitat for numerous native bird species. Unmarked window fronts represent an invisible and often fatal barrier for birds, as they reflect the surrounding landscape, such as trees or the sky. By hanging high-contrast, large objects in the interior, the transparency and reflective effect of the panes are broken for the animals’ eyes.
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Art project “ParadiesVögel” in the Glashaus
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