Posts Tagged: chimney’s
The silent chimney from a blast furnace
On February 17, 2020
- Culture of industry - steel industry
“Wie ein vulkanischer Berg lag er im Weiten. Manchmal
flammend. Manchmal im Rauch. Traurig und göttlich.
Nur eine nahe vielleicht, ihm anliegende Ortschaft
bebte.”
(R.M. Rilke in Fünf Gesänge)
Ougrée (B)
Stopping prohibition and a water tower
On October 10, 2019
- Culture of Industry
“There will be quiet open spaces,
and shady towers sweet with bells,
and quiet folks with quiet faces,
walking among these miracles.”
(H. Wolfe in The dream-city)
Chênée (B)
Don’t fly away from me!
On October 1, 2019
- Street Scenes
"Often in the white clouds that appear on the horizon It seems that as an angel you fly towards me, And hold out your arms never to leave me again. Ah, tell me, ah, say if there is anything that conjures up an image of me for you!" (Unidentified author in All'amante lontano, transl. by L. Claycomb) Amsterdam (NL)
Dark clouds over our industrial landscape
On January 14, 2019
- Culture of Industry
"Wakonda Wakonda! Deep rolls thy thunder! Wakonda! They speak to me, my friend; The Weeping Ones, Hark! In deep rolling thunder calling. Wakonda! O friend, they speak to me. Far above, hark, Deep voiced in thunder calling." (A. Farwell in Inketunga's thunder song) Duisburg (D)