The Angerpark Landmark
Tiger & Turtle / Magic Mountain
The Angerpark Landmark "Tiger & Turtle / Magic Mountain" / Design: Heike Mutter & Ulrich Genth/Kulturhauptstadtbüro Duisburg 2010
"Tiger & Turtle - Magic Mountain" is the name of a huge sculpture by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth being built in the south of Duisburg as a stunning new landmark for the Ruhr region. Resembling the shape of a rollercoaster, the sculpture will be located on Heinrich-Hildebrand-Höhe in the Angerpark, which opened in 2008.
Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth's work will be a remarkable symbol of a new, unique metropolis. With its curved design, the sculpture crowns the highest point of the spoil tip, mimicking its spiralling pathways. Viewed from afar, the metallic shimmering shape of the rollercoaster on the "Magic Mountain" appears to promise a thrilling high-speed experience. Closer up, visitors can storm the sculpture on foot, following the rollercoaster's twists and turns, and admiring the surrounding landscape from different perspectives. Then, at a height of 85 metres above sea level, the sculpture will offer an enthralling panorama of the Rhine.
The materials used, steel and zinc, tie in historically with the location - this is where zinc was once produced, and Krupp Mannesmann, a major steel-processing company, is situated here. "Tiger & Turtle - Magic Mountain" will be admired and enjoyed by all - whether those who conquer its height or residents and visitors who view it from a distance. The sculpture and its dramatic curves will be brightly lit at night. As such, Duisburg's new attraction is sure to further enrich the Ruhr region's light art scene and collection of landmarks.
This project is sponsored by the district government of Münster with funds from the Emscher-Lippe ecology programme of the Ministry for the Environment and Environmental Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Heinrich-Hildebrand-Höhe in the Angerpark, Duisburg-Wanheim
Berzeliusstrasse
Spring 2011
Admission is free and open to the public
Project partners: City of Duisburg, Münster district government, NRW Ministry for the Environment, bk2a architektur (Cologne), designtoproduction (Stuttgart), ifb frohloff staffa kühl ecker (Berlin)
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