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Art in The Tunnel by Wilfried ClausArt in The Tunnel by Wilfried Claus
The pedestrian tunnel crosses under the two tracks of the small station of Pulheim, a medium-sized town west of Cologne. The special feature of the tunnel is located on the side walls: an art installation by Sigrid Lange, an artist from North Rhine-Westphalia. The frieze of pictures shows individual people brought to the fore as walkers or jogging or similar, just like the two passers-by with dogs coming towards the photographer. As in many other cities, graffiti defaces the white walls.
Wilfried Claus
Claus was born in 1947 in Cologne. There he worked as a teacher and a headmaster. He has been retired since 2009. Since then, He has devoted himself intensively to photography He has set up a photo studio with a professional lighting system. His main focus is portrait photography.He also documented the reconstruction of a dilapidated manor house. He and his wife founded a theatre in an old factory. A good opportunity for Claus to take pictures of the old factory and to familiarise himself with theatre photografy. The factory opened uo opportunities for art exhibitions, in which Claus took part.
Navigating Lifes Crossroads by Wilfried ClausNavigating Lifes Crossroads by Wilfried Claus
A young couple comes towards us in a pedestrian tunnel, only a few millimeters between their hands. Coincidence? A couple or none (yet)? We don't know. In the shadow of the tunnel, the two look almost shadowy like silhouettes. Very similar to the people depicted on a frieze of pictures on the side walls of the tunnel – photographed doing sports or going for a walk. The picture frieze is an art installation by Sigrid Lange, an artist from North Rhine-Westphalia. Through the tunnel belonging to the Pulheim station you reach the other side of the platform of the double-track railway line.