Über Wasser Gehen - by Agnes Sawer & Uli Paetzel (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

During industrialisation, the Seseke - a tributary of the Lippe - was
straightened, dyked, and turned into an open sewage canal. Between the
1980s and 2014, the Lippeverband restored the watercourse to its natural
state as part of the "Seseke Programme". This transformation was
accompanied by an intercommunal art project entitled "Über Wasser
gehen", which took place on the river and its tributaries as part of
RUHR.2010. Eleven artworks dealing with the ecological improvement of
the river landscape and the restoration of nature have remained on the
banks, which are now green again. It is possible to view them on walks
and cycle tours between Lünen and Bönen. This volume introduces those
works and offers a visual tour of the Seseke landscape. It also explores
the interweaving of art and nature, and investigates the significance
of art for ecological contexts.

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