Kulturinitiative Industriekinder
The Kulturinitiative Industriekinder was a group of photographers who dedicated their work to the architecture and urban history of the Ruhr area, and in particular the city of Gelsenkirchen . The group consisted of Nicole Montpellier, Roland Küpper, Ullrich Tyrichter, Julius Erbslöh and Uwe Eschstruth and was founded in 2003 .
The “industrial children” endeavored to make the history of the city and region visible and understandable. The members move through the Ruhr area with open eyes in search of traces of the past and special perspectives.
Exhibitions
- 2003 "Industrial Culture"
- Mines, steelworks, coal and steel industry ...
- 2004 Brick Blue - Brick Expressionism in Gelsenkirchen
- 2005 Gates to the underworld - signs from the Montan era
- The exhibition showed photographs of gully and manhole covers from Gelsenkirchen, documents and objects on the subject of industrial and urban history, as well as other illustrative material.
- 2006 Building in coal frenzy - facades , interior decoration and house decoration
- A look at architecture and facade design in the Ruhr area between 1900 and 1930, when coal came into the mining area .
- 2007 Fallow land seeks future - Graf Bismarck's wasteland in Gelsenkirchen
- An exhibition about the past and future of the former mining and port area Graf Bismarck.
- 2008 Metropolis GE - About the Gelsenkirchen city center