Ursula von Rydingsvard: Sculpting the Echoes of Experience Born in Germany during a tumultuous period – 1942, a year etched in history by war and displacement – Ursula von Rydingsvard’s life has been profoundly shaped by experiences that resonate deeply within her art. Her early years were marked by instability and upheaval; she was born to Polish and Ukrainian peasant farmers who found themselves caught in the brutal machinery of Nazi occupation. This formative period, witnessing firsthand the horrors of forced labor and the constant movement between displacement camps, instilled a sense of…