Relationship
to the Building
Blücher GmbH is located on the grounds of the "Brügger
Mühle", a former paper mill from the halcyon days of German
industrialisation.
It consists of a complex of several buildings, which were
built one by one, and that have now been converted for new
purposes, such as offices, laboratories, production halls
etc.
To this I have added just one small building - a "Room of
Silence",a walk-in sculpture with monochrome wall drawings.
To my mind, we all need art, the Other, in order to live.
I wanted to create an artwork that can be "used" by lots of
people, that is a part of their lives and is experienced
forever anew.
So now the "Room of Silence" is there. The structure is
located away from the hustle and bustle, on the edge of
Neander Valley, at a spot where once a sewage plant made
this beautiful spot inaccessible.
One can see it from the factory grounds, but to reach it
one must first make a decision and follow a small path
leading through a flowering meadow.
The room is open to the public.
Ewa Kulasek, Cologne 2000