Pulheim Castling

Two square areas (5x5 meters) are selected in the town of Pulheim. One is located in front of the Pulheim high school. The other is located in front of the abbey in the district of Brauweiler, a distance of 5 kilometres. With the help of a professional archaeologist the sites are measured, meticulously documented and then their locations are exchanged. Road surfacing, grass, asphalt, bicycle stands, a piece of fence and garbage bins change location. The cobblestones and their white marking lines are clasped in a steel girder for transport. They are carefully re-aligned in their new location.








 





























Pulheim Castling, realized in Pulheim and Brauweiler (1999/2000), with support from:
Pulheim Bureau of Culture ; Bauhof Pulheim; Dr. Gerhard Dornseifer, Stommeln; Angelika Schallenberg, Cologne; Alfred Beilstein, Pulheim; Abtei Brauweiler.

Text: Fritz Balthaus
Text: Jürgen Raap