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Opening Königsgrube

The former pumping station Königsgrube by Markus Jeschaunig is captured in a winter setting, highlighting its green industrial structures and historical significance.

© Daniel Sadrowski

30.3.25, 15 h

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Hofstraße 24
44651 Herne

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On Sunday, 30 March 2025 at 15h, we will open the 24th work on the Emscherkunstweg with Königsgrube by Markus Jeschaunig.

On the demolished Königsgrube pumping station in Herne-Röhlinghausen, a hybrid landscape, a quarry forest biotope, a sound installation and a water feature will be created in a small park near the Hüllerbach stream, which flows into the Emscher further north.

We are in the centre of the Ruhr area, where coal was mined from 1860 to 1967 in the colliery that gave the area its name. The resulting subsidence of up to ten metres made underground wastewater disposal impossible, which is why our pumping station diverted the wastewater from the surrounding settlements into the Hüllerbach and from there into the Emscher. Fortunately, this is now a thing of the past; the ‘Königsgrube’ has been given a new lease of life as an artistically remodelled ruin and everyone is cordially invited to celebrate the opening with us!

Beginn 15 Uhr
Begrüßung 
Dr. Frank Dudda, Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Herne,
Ina Brandes, Schirmherrin und Ministerin für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (Videobotschaft)

Gesprächsrunde 
Prof. Dr. Uli Paetzel, Vorstandsvorsitzender Emschergenossenschaft,
Garrelt Duin, Regionaldirektor Regionalverband Ruhr,
Dr. Vera Battis-Reese, Geschäftsführerin Kultur Ruhr GmbH

Künstlergespräch 
Markus Jeschaunig und Britta Peters, künstlerische Leiterin Urbane Künste Ruhr

Nachklang mit Sam Auinger, Komponist und Klangkünstler

Empfang mit Snacks und Getränken
Der Eintritt ist frei, Veranstalterin ist die Emschergenossenschaft.

Artist

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©Daniel Sadrowski

Markus Jeschaunig

Markus Jeschaunig works as an artist and architect, his projects combine art, natural sciences, ecology and activism.

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Xanten

The Grand Snail Tour will be accompanied by literary, photographic and illustrative artists, who will collect impressions and reflections from the same city at the same time as the Trailer is there and put them into visual or literary form. The result is a paratext on the three-year tour, a travel chronicle in the form of a kaleidoscope of stories, connections and snapshots in the 53 cities of the region, revealing the simultaneities and non-simultaneities of the Grand Snail Tour.

Xanten by Jul Gordon

Black and white illustration of a house with a front yard in Xanten. Text: "We are not talking about work here, we are talking about... front yards."

© Jul Gordon

Hand-drawn illustration of a house entrance with a palm tree and decorative figures. Text: "There is a lot of work here... and very careful work."

© Jul Gordon

Drawing of two lion statues in front of a door with dialogue. Text: "So, I just wanted to say, I won’t set an alarm or anything." – "Why? If something happens...?"

© Jul Gordon

Black and white illustration of a frog with binoculars sitting on a table in front of a door. Text: "Do you remember Simex?"

© Jul Gordon

Artistic drawing with flying birds and a ribbon. Text: "She has become a cat." – "Could we maybe redirect this?"

© Jul Gordon

Hand-drawn illustration of a creative front yard decoration with stacked shapes. Text: "She is really awesome."

© Jul Gordon

Minimalist drawing of a house with a lion figure in front of the door. Text: "And prevent more of this mess."

© Jul Gordon

Critical illustration of an advertising poster with the text "You belong" and a crowd. Text: "E.g. fascism."

© Jul Gordon

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Jul Gordon

Jul Gordon lives in Hamburg and works as a comic artist. In addition to drawing, she curates exhibitions and works as a lecturer at the HAW Hamburg.

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