Oct 26
It's a paradise here
Drawing for the hybrid film *IJdel Licht* (Vain Light), concerning the post-war years of the painter and poet Lucebert. In this scene, Bertus (the future Lucebert) arrives at the entrance gate of the explosives factory in Apollensdorf (1943) and says: "It’s a paradise here. The surroundings are beautiful—woods, hills overlooking the Elbe (...) There are 200 German girls at 't Heim, and when I arrived, I was practically mobbed by them." (A collage of image details from photographs by industrial photographer Ruth Hallensleben. Usage rights for these photos are held by the Ruhr Museum photo archive, Essen.)