In just sixty years, the vulnerable Sorbian landscape was transformed into a deeply scarred region. After the war, the formerly better Silesian hard coal was mined and converted into electricity on the other side of the Oder. Now the lignite, which had previously been declared unprofitable, was needed here. Today, that too is history.
Layer after layer was removed. In the Lusatian mining district, 135 settlements were devastated. A total of 27,500 people lost their homes and farms here. Many of them worked in the mining district. They fulfilled plans and reliably delivered lignite to the power plants that supplied the country’s energy, even under adverse conditions.
No stone was left unturned here.
Exhibitions:
Akebi e.V
21.03. – 06.04.2025 – Stratifications
Time and Place:
1989 / 1992
Lusatian coalfield (u.a. Großräschen-Süd/Bückgen)
Exhibition data:
running wall length: 2-4 m