EMSCHERKUNST - Bogomir Ecker 03

The world's smallest ocean is just 500 meters long, 250 meters wide, and situated in Herne. To be more specific: The Herner Meer ("Herne ocean") is a kind of harbor basin of the Rine-Herne-Canal above the lock Herne Ost.

Bogumir Ecker wants to set "water marks" there: lasting sculptures lengthening the headlands, playing with light and sound. The hollow steel sculpture, 22 meters high, has several openings alongside its body which cause a singing sound when the wind blows through them.

Saschko Frey follows the artist between the last pier at the harbour until the AMC Castrop-Rauxel during the simulation of the steel sculpture. With the exhibition Emscherkunst.2010, the Emscher island will feature the biggest art project of the Capital of Culture RUHR.2010.

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• Emscherkunst.2010 - An inspection by the artists / Part 1
• Emscherkunst.2010 - An inspection by the artists / Part 2
• Emscherkunst.2010 - An inspection by the artists / Part 3
• Emscherkunst.2010 - An inspection by the artists / Part 4
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• Emscherkunst.2010 - Silke Wagner 02
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