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International
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the transformation
of the
Emscher Valley

<< 2008

making of ...

During recording at the Phoenix site in Dortmund Hörde the team met Rudi Zacharek, who has been documenting the transformation of the urban district in film for several decades (from left: Stefan Fendrich, Rudi Zacharek, Karl-Heinz Blomann). © Etta Gerdes
Karl-Heinz Blomann and Thomas Gerwin at the Phoenix site in Dortmund-Hörde. © Etta Gerdes
For ExtraSchicht, the pumping station is transformed into a “cathedral of water”. © Pablo Faber
This building at the Phoenix construction site provided the title for one of the RiverSound productions in 2010: “Little wounds need plasters too”. © Gilles Aubry
Visit to Rudi Zacharek, who presents his short film on the steel innovation in Dortmund Hörde. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
A little house with garden behind the dike: Not at the North Sea, but in Bottrop-Ebel. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Recordings are made for the RiverSound productions at the memory training session for senior citizens: Gilles Aubry makes recordings in the morning at the Matthiashaus in Bottrop-Ebel. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Relaxing after a concentrated recording session at the Dortmund-Evinger Bach pumping station: Karl-Heinz Blomann and New York-based voice artist Theo Bleckmann. © Pablo Faber
Every old miner’s house in the Prosper Colony at Bottrop’s Ebel district has a small garden. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Thomas Gerwin collects sounds at the Emscher waste water treatment plant in Bottrop-Welheim. © Etta Gerdes
The Blau-Weiss Oberhausen 1957 e.V. marching band rehearses at the Alstaden school. Gilles Aubry and Karl-Heinz Blomann made recordings and inspired the musicians led by Sabrina Hilgert to improvise. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Self-explanatory: Sign in the pumping station. © Pablo Faber
Gilles Aubry interviews Sabrina Hilgert (Musical Director) and Uwe Giesenar (Chairman) of the Blau-Weiss Oberhausen 1957 e.V. marching band. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Field Recording im Klärwerk. Thomas Gerwin (li.) und Karl-Heinz Blomann bei der Arbeit. © Etta Gerdes
The composers in the lounge of the Arosa Hotel in Essen-Rüttenscheid. Left to right: Karl-Heinz Blomann, Thomas Gerwin and Gilles Aubry. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Sound recording at the Dortmund-Evinger Bach pumping station. Saxophonist Karl-Heinz Blomann and percussionist Thomas Gerwin in a rhythmical dialogue. © Pablo Faber
Gilles Aubry during sound recordings at the St. Matthias Catholic Kindergarten in Bottrop-Ebel: A small boy is astounded by his own voice. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Around the turn of the last century, construction of the “Prosper Colony” - the miners’ settlement which gave rise to the district of Ebel - started near the Emscher. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
„sound sculptures“ – Dancer Hyun Jin Kim and Karl-Heinz Blomann during an improvisation at the pumping station. © Pablo Faber
The engine room at the Dortmund-Evinger Bach pumping station with paintings by Norbert Tadeusz. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
The composers transform sewage sludge into sound. © Etta Gerdes
Film maker Stefan Fendrich joins the team at the Bottrop-Welheim water treatment plant to collect material for the project videos. © Etta Gerdes
Recording at the pumping station: Karl-Heinz Blomann and Thomas Gerwin. © Pablo Faber
Alfons Falke, foundry worker at Phoenix for many years, shares his reminiscences with Thomas Gerwin and Karl-Heinz Blomann. © Etta Gerdes
Digestion tanks at the Emscher waste water treatment plant in Bottrop. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Dortmund-Evinger Bach: The pump room becomes a sound chamber. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Goalkeeper training: Looking after tomorrow’s players at VfR Bottrop-Ebel. © Karl-Heinz Blomannn
Field recording at the water treatment plant. Thomas Gerwin at work. © Etta Gerdes
The youth coach of VfR Bottrop-Ebel. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Film Maker Patrik Praschma captures the recordings at the waste water treatmeant plant in Bottrop. © Etta Gerdes
Emergency shower facilities at the Emscher waste water treatment plant in Bottrop. © Pablo Faber
Lending colour to an urban district: Distribution boxes in Bottrop-Ebel. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
A vision in text and pictures: The display board provides information on the plans for the Phoenix See and the Emscher to local residents and visitors. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Acoustic events cast their shadows before: Recording in Bottrop-Ebel. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
The construction works at the Phoenix site: There is still considerable excavation work to be done before the Phoenix See is flooded. The skyline of Hörde can be seen in the background. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Neighbourhood manager Thomas Schwarzer in conversation with Karl-Heinz Blomann: During a tour of the Emscher, the people involved in the RiverSound project visited Bottrop-Ebel, gaining insights into the renewal project on their walk. © Etta Gerdes
In spite of extensive purification, the Emscher water is still not fit to drink. Sign at the treatment plant site in Bottrop. © Pablo Faber
Phoenix See display board: Still a long way to go. An attractive lakeside idyll for the future. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Bottrop-Ebel on the Emscher island: The Emscher, railway bridge and pipelines form a graphical arrangement in the picture. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Seagulls are permanent visitors at the water treatment plant site in Bottrop, providing a constant sound backdrop. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Karl-Heinz Blomann during audio recordings at the Emscher waste water treatment plant in Bottrop-Welheim. © Etta Gerdes
A lake in waiting: Dortmund Hörde waiting for the water. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
A sound excursion through the Emscher valley: Swiss composer Gilles Aubry listens to Christa Ostgathe at a memory training session for senior citizens at the Matthiashaus in Bottrop-Ebel. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Typical old miner’s house in the Ebel district of Bottrop - built in the early 20th century. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Indispensable: The recording equipment. © Etta Gerdes
View of the windows of the engine room at the Dortmund-Evinger Bach pumping station, where the RiverSound performances for ExtraSchicht 2010 took place. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Man, machines and recording equipment: Karl-Heinz Blomann at the Emscher waste water treatment plant in Bottrop-Welheim. © Etta Gerdes
Theo Bleckmann, Sven Nowoczyn, Hyun Jin Kim, Karl-Heinz Blomann, Stefan Fendrich, Patrick Praschma, Pablo Faber (left to right): Group photo after the session at the Evinger Bach pumping station. © Ulrike Kaßler
Karl-Heinz Blomann explains to Thomas Gerwin what happens at the Dortmund-Evinger Bach pumping station. © Etta Gerdes
Dancer Hyun Jin Kim explores the site of the waste water treatment plant in Bottrop, which is closed to the public. The result: fascinating “sound sculptures” for FlussKlang:RiverSound 2010. © Pablo Faber
On the Emscher island in Bottrop-Ebel: Neighbourhood manager Thomas Schwarzer, Gilles Aubry, Karl-Heinz Blomann (left to right). © Etta Gerdes
Ear protectors can be useful at the waste water treatment plant. © Etta Gerdes
Football in the Ruhr is more than just the big names: Schalke 04, Borussia Dortmund and VFL Bochum. Nowhere else in Germany are there so many clubs. Boys and girls train together in the youth section of VfR Bottrop-Ebel. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
No lake in sight: Considerable excavation work is still required before the Phoenix site in Dortmund Hörde can be flooded. © Karl-Heinz Blomann
Thomas Schwarzer, responsible for urban renewal in Bottrop-Ebel, explains the special features of this district on the Emscher island to Karl-Heinz Blomann. © Etta Gerdes