The Wolves Are Back?
The Wolves Are Back? (Die Wölfe sind zurück?) is a sculpture exhibition created by German artist Rainer Opolka. The exhibition was created as a response to the growing presence of Pegida in the German city of Dresden. The exhibition was installed in front of the Dresden Frauenkirche in Neumarkt square on March 16, 2016, where it remained until March 23, 2016. The exhibition featured 66 metal wolf sculptures placed around the square. The wolves were anthropomorphic in nature, appearing more human towards the center of the exhibition. The wolf statues were arranged around a central figure, a golden wolf giving the Nazi salute. This figure is thought to represent Pegida's leader at the time, Lutz Bachmann. Artist Before he became an artist, Rainer Opolka was a successful entrepreneur and “inventor who made a fortune from developing power saving technologies such as the first commercially available LED torch.” He developed this technology with his twin brother, Harold Opolka. The brothers created the German light company Ledlenser, and developed the Ledlenser V8 flashlight. Rainer and Harold sold over 200 million Euros' worth of LED flashlights in the first five years of their business. Their Ledlenser V8 flashlight became one of the top-selling