Salvation Mountain

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Salvation Mountain

The Salvation Mountain is a colorful art installation on a small hill in the north of Calipatria ( California ), near Slab City .

purpose

Salvation Mountain is made from tons of clay, straw, and paint. Leonard Knight (born November 1, 1931 in Vermont , † February 10, 2014 in El Cajon ) made it to convey the message "God loves everyone". Knight deliberately refrained from donating money so that his work could not be instrumentalized by certain groups. He lived without running water or electricity in a 1930s Chevrolet truck he designed . He could only be reached by post.

history

Since he started sculpting a mountain in 1984, there have also been a few painted and decorated cars and trucks. In the mid-1990s, the California government tried several times to close Slab City and Salvation Mountain. It could be prevented because Leonard Knight with his work of art was meanwhile known beyond the national borders. The mountain was declared a national cultural asset by Senator Barbara Boxer in 2002.

various

  • In the 2007 film Into the Wild , Christopher McCandless and Tracy take a trip to Salvation Mountain. There they also meet Leonard Knight, with whom they talk and work together on the mountain.
  • Salvation Mountain is part of the following documentaries: Plagues & Manly Pleasures on the Salton Sea , Desertopia , and Mountain .
  • The mountain is also used as the back cover photo for the Kyuss albums And The Circus Leaves Town and Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss , as well as on the Switchfood album Hello Hurricane .
  • In the computer and console game Grand Theft Auto V , Salvation Mountain was implemented near the fictional town of Sandy Shores.
  • In 2013, Heidi Klum had her Germany's Next Top Model candidates pose in hippie dresses on Salvation Mountain.
  • The video for the Coldplay song "Birds" was filmed on Salvation Mountain.
  • The video by artist Kesha for the song "Praying" is set on Salvation Mountain.
  • Singer Jessica Jung's video for her song "Fly" was shot on Salvation Mountain.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leonard Knight of Salvation Mountain fame dies at 82 , Imperial Valley Press Online, February 10, 2014, accessed February 11, 2014.
  2. ^ Eva Sudholt: The Preacher on the Mount. In: welt.de . February 17, 2009, accessed October 7, 2018 .

Web links

Commons : Salvation Mountain  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 33 ° 15 ′ 14.9 "  N , 115 ° 28 ′ 21.4"  W.