Ruhr Residence 2017

6. October – Kiruna

Landing in Kiruna might have been one of my life’s most stunning experiences. Kiruna is the northernmost city of Sweden, and while looking at the sunset and the snowy mountaintops around Kebnekaise on the horizon,…

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Kiruna – below ground, above ground

Kiruna grew around the ore mines in Kiirunavaara (749 above sea level) und Luossavaara (729 m above sea level). After the establishment of the Malmbanen – the rail track from Luleå, Sweden to Narvik, Norway,…

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Steinkohlen-Distrikt

Ein langes Treffen mit einem Geographen und Bergbau-Experten in Saarbrücken. Stundenlanges Wälzen unterschiedlich alter geologischer Karten und Bergbaukarten. Das Aufrollen der historischen Entwicklung des saarländischen Bergbaus – im Unterschied zur jenen im Ruhrgebiet. Die Frage…

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Flytta

I am sitting in the bus from the airport, overhearing the conversation of an old woman and the bus driver. The only word I understand is flytta, over and over. I am sure her new…

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October 6th – narvik

The train to Narvik is running on the old Malmbanen tracks. Now and then we to stop to let the ore wagons overtake. 40 or 50 wagons long, it seems as if you experience the…

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narvik – nostalgia

Narvik’s harbor is free of ice all winter long. It is notably warmer than in Kiruna thanks to the Gulf Stream. The small city is characterized by the sound of incoming ore trains and the…

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Born in a rented room

Does it feel better to move into a home in which your previous tenant had been living for 40 years? Or do you prefer the newly refurbished, ground finish-style white cube? Do you want to…

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Kern

Traversères Das Zelt ist mindestens 60 Jahre alt – Martin und sein Vater haben mehrere Sommerurlaube darin verbracht. Einen kleinen und idyllischen Campingplatz zu haben war seitdem einer seiner Träume, den er sich hier in…

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