Lighting the Ruhr: Industrial heritage and photography at night
Author(s): Hilary Orange; Trent Bates
Year: 2018
Summary
This paper discusses a recent collaboration between Hilary Orange (lead on the 'Lighting the Ruhr' project, funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) and photographer / visual artist Trent Bates. During July 2017, we explored the links between industrial heritage and photography in the Ruhr region of Germany, meeting with photographers and members of photo clubs who photograph industrial sites at night and during the ‘blue hour’ - the time around twilight when there is still some light to see. Our work with this contemporary community is being contexualised within a study of 20th century regional industrial motifs, drawn from photo archives, exhibition catalogues and marketing materials.
The 'Lighting the Ruhr' project is exploring the use of artificial light at industrial heritage sites in the Ruhrgebiet, from the use of illumination within projects that concern cultural and structural change, to the archaeological traces of redundant, historic lighting technology.
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Lighting the Ruhr: Industrial heritage and photography at night. Hilary Orange, Trent Bates. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441670)
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Keywords
General
Industrial Heritage
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Photography
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Ruhrgebiet
Geographic Keywords
Germany
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Western Europe
Temporal Keywords
Twentieth century/contemporary
Spatial Coverage
min long: 5.865; min lat: 47.275 ; max long: 15.034; max lat: 55.057 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 365