Ash Wednesday 2026 gave the German Church a tea bag Lenten hanging

Ash Wednesday for Artists brings tea bag installation above altar

Art as a contemporary Lenten veil

Tea bags in the chancel? An unusual artwork by Colombian artist Lisa Granada is shaping the Lenten season at Munich's Cathedral of Our Lady. What does it mean, and what does Ash Wednesday for Artists have to do with it?

In Munich, an artwork made of used tea bags is hung in the chancel of the Cathedral of Our Lady during Lent.

In Munich, an artwork made of used tea bags is hung in the chancel of the Cathedral of Our Lady during Lent. As the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising announced on Wednesday, the installation "Cartografia inconclusa / Unfinishied Cartography" will be hung above the altar in the choir of the Cathedral on February 18, the day of Ash Wednesday for Artists. It will remain there until March 31, commemorating the tradition of the Lenten veil.

Tea bags symbolize aging. Cardinal Reinhard Marx will celebrate a Mass with artists in the Cathedral of Our Lady on Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. The work of Colombian artist Lisa Granada will be a central element of the service. Since 2016, Granada has been working on an ongoing project, weaving used tea bags together to create a cloth. According to the announcement, for the artist, born in 1991, the tea bags symbolize memory and time, their constant repetition, and the associated process of aging.

Ash Wednesday for Artists aims to foster encounters between the Church and art. To mark the beginning of Lent, numerous events are held in various cities. The initiative originated in France after the Second World War, where the Catholic writer Paul Claudel (1868-1955) envisioned such gatherings as a spiritual renewal for Europe.

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