Fig. 1. Pupils from Niederberg Comprehensive School in the training tunnel in Kamp-Lintfort. // Bild 1. Schüler der Gesamtschule Niederberg im Lehrstollen in Kamp-Lintfort. Photo/Foto: Andrea Zmrzlak
How did young people live at the time of the industrial revolution on the Lower Rhine, at the interface between rural life and the advent of industrialisation? What moved people above and below ground?
In a photo project in cooperation with the Neukirchen-Vluyn Museum, the training tunnel of the former Friedrich-Heinrich mine in Kamp-Lintfort, the Winkelshof in Neukirchen, the miner’s house in Kamp-Lintfort, the Protestant church in Neukirchen-Vluyn and the Neukirchen local history and tourist association, pupils from the Niederberg Comprehensive School immersed themselves in the different living environments and built a bridge to their own lives (Figure 1). At five different locations in Neukirchen-Vluyn/Germany and the surrounding area, 14 different photographic productions have been created in which the pupils have taken the place of people from 150 years ago.
The resulting photo panels can be viewed at the Niederberg Comprehensive School in Neukirchen-Vluyn. The exhibition is initially open-ended. (Si.)
