On the top of the HALDE RHEINPREUSSEN the artist OTTO PIENE has set a MENTAL to the miners. GELEUCHT is the name of the SCULPTURE, which represents an oversized GRUBENLAMPE. The WORK OF ART serves at the same time as a VIEW PLATFORM and grants fascinating views. However, the slag heap only develops its real fascination at night. Both the large pit lamp and an 8,000-square-meter "illumination field" on the northwestern flank of the slag heap, which was also designed by Otto Piene, are bathed in warm, bright red light as night falls. A total of 61 lighting fixtures provide the impressive illumination.
The Geleucht is one of the landmarks on the Route of Industrial Culture in the Metropole Ruhr.
As a photographer and photo artist, I observe the world that surrounds me. Again and again there are experiences and sceneries that inspire me to press the shutter release. I try to capture the magic of such moments in my pictures. Thereby my individual PHOTOART is created... Read more…