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existing territory

The research in the UK and the meeting at the LSE raised the question if the KR-I is, or has ever been existing in its form of an autonomous region. Lacking territorial and economical sovereignty,…

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october 8th – hennigsvaer

I stumbled across a piece by Marguerite Humeau today. That was somewhat unexpected. The Kaviar Factory is the Boros’ Bunker of the north; but with a better view.

a memory scan

Unless I find a way to merge myself into landscape or to declare my bruises and scratches that I collected while hiking to be artworks, I have to rely on digital scanning techniques. Eventually, everything…

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November 20th – man-made moon

Yesterday I learned about the word „Wüstung“ in an exhibition by Lois Weinberger. The english term „devastation“ sounds even more final to me. He said, nature is always in order; . I wonder if this…

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what makes it more real than in a sepia image

In my accommodation in Kabelvåg, old sepia photos and drawings are covering the wooden walls. Kabelvåg must have had an eventful past with town assembly and festivities. People wore festive garments and the little market…

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Svolvaer

Svolvaer is the capital of Lofoten. It is – like most towns in Lofoten (yes, in Lofoten) located on the eastern side of the islands, where the weather is calmer than on the western half,…

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The world’s highest headframe

Around the Göttelborner Feld, coal mining can be traced back to the 15th century, with the Göttelborn Pit being one of the most important mines in the Saarland. In 2000, after more than one hundred…

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Rietveld und Ente

Saint-Martin d’Oydes. Auf der Ruine des alten Bauernhofs hat Rüdiger sich ein Haus gebaut. Aus Lehm, Stroh und dem Dachstuhl einer Schule in Mönchengladbach. Nachdem er bereits aus Garzweiler wegen des Braunkohleabbaus umgesiedelt worden war,…

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October 7th – Austvågøya

It is verticals, horizontals and bridges around here. The borders between the masses of sky/air, land/stone and sea/water dominate Austvågøya. A very thin strip between them is where humans can live on. Sharp silhouettes of…

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