flut (flood)

As fate would have it, after completing my 2020 ‘Kohle’ project, I moved into an apartment situated on the banks of the river Ahr, in the spa town of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler.
When the catastrophic flood of July 14, 2021 occurred, I found myself right at its epicentre…
Having been preoccupied for the past few years with the nearby brown-coal open-cast mine, I now find myself personally impacted by the climate-changing consequences of that industry. It is remarkable and thought provoking how the images of both situations echo each other…
After some initial hesitation, I am now recording what I see and feel around me. This helps me to process all that is happening…