Landart Installation in the Lüneburg Heath

CODE: ijgd 16011

Work:

The Springhornhof Foundation in the Lüneburg Heath is the funding organisation for one of Europe's pioneering landscape art projects. Renowned artists from all over the world have created more than forty works of land art here since the 1970s. Most of the works in this ‘open museum’ are freely accessible and blend gently into the natural surroundings. Others make a clearly visible statement in the landscape. During the first week of camp, you will help restore some land art works—cleaning surfaces, trimming bushes, and carrying out minor repairs. In the second week, you will get creative yourself—together with Marcel Große, an artist from Hamburg who explores the connection between art and science in his multimedia room installations. You will transfer your own designs onto the circular concrete foundation of a former artwork and then engrave them into the stone using hand tools. Your ideas and stories from nature and technology will thus become a permanent part of the landscape. At the end, you will present your work at a small opening ceremony on site.

Accomodation and food

In the guest studio of the Springhornhof and in the pilgrims' hostel of the parish next door. You cook together. Money for the food shopping is provided to you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering.

Location and leisure

Camp location: Where: Neuenkirchen, Lower Saxony; 85km from Hamburg, 90km from Hanover, 15km from Soltau.
Neuenkirchen has 5.500 residents and is located in the center of the nature park Lüneburg Heath, a unique cultural landscape and one of the most popular destinations for trips in Germany. There is an outdoor swimming pool, an ice cream parlour and you will have the opportunity to go horseback riding or visiting a sheep farm. Apart from that, you will have bikes provided, which you can use for trips into the Heath. Bigger cities like Hamburg, Hannover and Bremen can be easily reached by train. You are close to the adventure park Heidepark Soltau, a kart track, the Serengetipark (Animal Park), a bird park and a climbing park.

Project hosted by

Springhornhof Art Association and Foundation
https://springhornhof.de/

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Directions to meeting point

At the train station in Soltau (Han). Somebody from the Springhornhof will be waiting to pick you up and take you to your accommodation at 16:58 and 18:58, when the train arrives.

Additional comments

Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp