mined_landscapes

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The inaugural exhibition will devote itself to the issue of mining. Titled "ausgekohlte_landschaften", the exhibition will bring together different artistic positions. Lausitz is known for its vast lignite mining sites. As a result of lignite production, its landscapes are permanently changed. Furthermore, entire communities are forced out of their familiar surroundings. Lausitz’s residents live from, for and with mining. Gradually, however, mining and manufacturing will disappear along with related jobs. Nature will over time reclaim excavated sites and give rise to the emergence of lakes and innovative urban concepts that will shape the region’s new identity and appearance.