Plow

Plow

Plow is part of the Open Mind Places in Referinghausen, located in the Sauerland region of Germany. This collectively built installation honors the village’s rural heritage. A staircase leads visitors down into the walkable steel sculpture, inviting them to explore its space as a transformative perspective and to rest on benches with a view of the surrounding fields and landscape. Digitized records recounting the daily lives of ancestors can be accessed via a QR code within the installation. These stories, while reflecting the labor and hardships of rural life, convey a timeless message about the circle of life and the pursuit of joy and fulfillment in the face of challenges.

Plow is part of the Open Mind Places in Referinghausen, located in the Sauerland region of Germany. This collectively built installation honors the village’s rural heritage. A staircase leads visitors down into the walkable steel sculpture, inviting them to explore its space as a transformative perspective and to rest on benches with a view of the surrounding fields and landscape. Digitized records recounting the daily lives of ancestors can be accessed via a QR code within the installation. These stories, while reflecting the labor and hardships of rural life, convey a timeless message about the circle of life and the pursuit of joy and fulfillment in the face of challenges.

Location

Referinghausen, Sauerland, Germany

Typology

Installation

Client

Referinghausen e.V.

Area

30 sqm

Year

2020

Status

Built, 2020

Material

Steel, wood

Collaboration

Local community

Photographer

Laurian Ghinitoiu, Christoph Hesse Architects

Plow

Plow

Plow is part of the Open Mind Places in Referinghausen, located in the Sauerland region of Germany. This collectively built installation honors the village’s rural heritage. A staircase leads visitors down into the walkable steel sculpture, inviting them to explore its space as a transformative perspective and to rest on benches with a view of the surrounding fields and landscape. Digitized records recounting the daily lives of ancestors can be accessed via a QR code within the installation. These stories, while reflecting the labor and hardships of rural life, convey a timeless message about the circle of life and the pursuit of joy and fulfillment in the face of challenges.

Location

Referinghausen, Sauerland, Germany

Typology

Installation

Client

Referinghausen e.V.

Area

30 sqm

Year

2020

Status

Built, 2020

Material

Steel, wood

Collaboration

Local community

Photographer

Laurian Ghinitoiu, Christoph Hesse Architects