do 18 apr 2019
18/04/19 DUISBURG RUHRORT, ON THE EDGE OF THE RHINE
Duisburg Ruhrort, on the edge of the Rhine. Beautiful bike paths, green floodplains with sheep, rustling poplars. But also; highways, ships, cooling towers and chimneys. Across the river lies the brutalist Hotel
18/04/19 A BRIGHT RED MINER’S LAMP
Today's first landing point is Halde Rheinpreussen in Moers, where a bright red miner's lamp, visible from the A42, forms a landmark for the western Ruhr region at an altitude of 100
17/04/2019 FRIEDRICH HEINRICH MINE
Visible from all sides, the shaft towers of the Friedrich Heinrich mine. Many buildings have disappeared, what remains is being restored. It looks like the remains will be surrounded by a new
17/04/2019 ON THE WAY TO KAMP LINTFORT
On the way to Kamp Lintfort I cross the Rhine at Wesel. Dark clouds above the water, roar of traffic over the bridge. The light is wrong, I have to be on
za 29 sep 2018
29/09/18 THE RUHR LANDSCAPE AT OUR FEET
On the road to Zollverein: the Ruhr – landscape at our feet. We climb the Schurenbach coal tip / slagheap. A huge black and grey plain with in the middle the art
28/09/18 INTEGRATION OF OLD & NEW
The blue-yellow IKEA container architecture blends seamlessly into the envelope of what once was a hall of Thyssen Krupp; The parking garage hangs in this sleeve formed by steel ribbons. Here becomes
27/09/18 HÖRDE
Hörde: on the premises of the former steel mill Phoenix, at the ‘Phoenix see – the Phoenix-lake’ a new housing estate is built. Around the lake are walkways and cycle roads. Youngsters
26/09/18 ON THE ROUTE TO RECKLINGHAUSEN
Then in the direction Recklinghausen. I pass the remains of former pit 'Schlägel und Eisen', I take pictures of the shafts, the buildings and especially the surrounding park with again ...
26/09/18 BOTTROP-KIRCHHELLEN
Direction Bottrop-Kirchhellen. An appointment at the last German coalmine: Prosper Haniel. My guide to go underground is Detlev. I am authorised to take pictures at the changing of the shifts. The atmosphere
25/09/18 ON THE ROUTE TO HERNE
A girl on her horse practising along the Emscher canal in Herne, a woman waiting for the bus in Recklinghausen.