demolition - the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream

January 18, 2023 Transport

Where the track lost its bridge

“The trail is dusty
And my road it might be rough
But the better roads are waiting
And boys it ain’t far off”

(Bob Dylan in Paths of victory)
Liège (B)

December 18, 2022 Culture of industry - steel industry

Where the demolition workers are slowly approaching

“Broken bottles, broken plates
Broken switches, broken gates
Broken dishes, broken parts
Streets are filled with broken hearts
Broken words never meant to be spoken
Everything is broken”

(Bob Dylan in Everything is broken)
Seraing (B)

December 10, 2022 religious objects

Easter 2021: resurrection but without arms

“Was entstanden ist, das muß vergehen!
Was vergangen, auferstehen!
Hör auf zu beben!
Bereite dich zu leben!”

(G. Mahler in O glaube, mein Herz, o glaube)
Cadier en Keer (NL)

October 8, 2022 Street scenes - buildings

An asbestos symphony in the open air

“Under my tree-roof
slanting lines of April rain
separate to drops”

(P. Amsel in song Under my tree-roof, based on a haiku from M. Basho)
Eschweiler (D)

September 5, 2022 Street scenes - buildings

Demolition and in the mirror the beginning of the new building is glowing

“Der Spiegel sagt mir: ich bin schön!
Ihr sagt: zu altern sei auch mein Geschick.
Vor Gott muß alles ewig stehn,
In mir liebt ihn für diesen Augenblick.”

(J.W. von Goethe in Suleika)
Brussel (B)

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Where the track lost its bridge

Where the demolition workers are slowly approaching

Easter 2021: resurrection but without arms

An asbestos symphony in the open air

Demolition and in the mirror the beginning of the new building is glowing