Chemiewerk Rüdersdorf
….is an abandoned chemical factory site about an hour East of Berlin in Rüdersdorf. It was opened in 1899 as a hyper-modern cement factory. Since then, it has been used to create engine fuel in World War II, then became the main production site for animal feed and other chemicals needed for farming before it shut down in 1999. It is now is eerily abandoned, but a popular site for film makers and tourists alike.
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Video Credits: Swedrone via Youtube
“As I walk through these ruins, new life has begun to populate the decrepit and forgotten landscape. It becomes clear that things are changing, new life is breathing back into this monolithic maze of historic significance. These new microcosms of aural experience are confusing and intriguing. The ephemeral experience of what people have felt, listened and seen here has been imprinted on the ground in a parasitic way. I am experiencing a glimpse into their world, their experience, their mind. I can’t help to think what might have driven these new forms…”
…a design narrative excerpt.
