Borbeck half-length
Borbecker Halblang is a common name in the Ruhr area for oversized children's clothing and trousers that are used for a second time .
history
In the 19th century, families often bought their children clothes for the future for reasons of cost. The boys' pants in particular were too long at first, so you had to grow into them. This custom was especially widespread in the Borbeck mayor's office, which was independent before 1915 and still independent of Essen . Gradually, however, the Borbecker Halblang became the name for this fashion throughout the Ruhr area. In the poverty after the Second World War , the meaning expanded to include the term for clothing that was poorly tailored to the respective needs: For example, a part of older trousers was cut off and made suitable for summer.
Borbeck Halblang in the cityscape
The sculptor Franz-Josef Kampmann created a monument to the fashion of the Borbecker Halblang . After the market had been moved from Borbecker Platz to the new area in front of Essen-Borbeck train station , the bronze statue created by the artist in 1982 was placed on a hexagonal base with a watercourse. The statue represents two children playing in Borbeck half-length .
As part of RUHR.2010 , an art campaign also focused on the Borbecker Halblang . Students from Borbeck painted a hundred aluminum blanks, which the children depicted in Borbeck halves . The event was entitled Borbecker Halblang - with open arms and a big heart and was under the artistic direction of Günter A. Steinmann. The figures could be seen all over Borbeck in summer 2010.
literature
- Wolfgang Sykorra : Borbeck half- length . A school project of the European Capital of Culture "Ruhr.2010" . Essen: Edition Rainruhr 2011. ISBN 978-3-941676-07-7