Timetable
From 2nd May to 30th September 2026 daily except Monday from 10:00 to 18:00
Exhibition
Zeitzeichen : le culture industrielle en mutation
Zeitzeichen : le culture industrielle en mutation
from May 2nd 2026 to September 30th 2026
PETITE ROSSELLE
Parc Explor Wendel
Ursula Bauer - Zeitzeichen la culture industrielle en mutation
From May 2 to September 30, 2026, the “L’Art dans le Musée” gallery will host the exhibition “Zeitzeichen: Industrial Culture in Transition” by artist Ursula Bauer. Through a sensitive yet contemporary approach, she explores the transformations of the industrial landscape in the Saar-Lor-Lux region, transforming its remnants into poetic spaces where memory, identity, and transformation engage in dialogue.
The exhibition is open during the museum’s regular hours.
Industrial culture as cultural memory
The exhibition brings together works inspired by the aesthetics of abandoned industrial sites and examines the concepts of memory, identity, and transformation. Blast furnaces, headframes, and other industrial structures are not presented as mere relics of the past, but as evocative images at the intersection of history and the present.
“Zeitzeichen” aims to be an artistic contribution to the reflection on structural change and regional identity. The exhibition connects the industrial past with contemporary memory culture, while opening up perspectives for the future.
Ursula Bauer’s works thus demonstrate that industrial culture is not limited to a historical legacy: it is part of an ever-active collective memory and constitutes a living source of inspiration for artistic creation.
The Artist
Ursula Bauer lives and works in Perl, on the banks of the Moselle, and has been working as a professional artist for many years. Her work is characterized by a strong visual language, in which light, structure, and materiality play a central role.
Industrial culture is a major focus of her practice. It is rooted in particular in her personal experience: mining and steelmaking shaped her childhood and adolescence in the Saarland. Memories of smoke, heat, noise, and the glow of blast furnaces remain deeply etched in her memory. Drawing on these sensory impressions, she develops an artistic reflection that does not seek to document, but rather to transform and reinterpret these industrial landscapes.
Traces of Time – Mining Landscapes in Transition
Ursula Bauer’s works explore the industrial past of the greater SaarLorLux region. They include both large-format paintings and more delicate etchings (an engraving technique), which feature motifs related to coal mining and steelmaking. Fence posts, shafts, and blast furnaces appear as witnesses to an era that has profoundly shaped the landscapes and local identities.
Presented at the Musée Les Mineurs Wendel, these works resonate directly with the exhibition space. The actual industrial structures engage in a dialogue with a visual language that oscillates between abstraction and memory. Dark, earthy tones meet incandescent hues, evoking coal, ore, and heat, but also the profound transformation of these once-vibrant working environments.
The artist’s work goes beyond simple documentary representation. It condenses the traces of labor, time, and matter into complex compositions. In his painting, the notion of transformation is central: a reduced palette and fragmented structures convey the silence of industrial activity, while brighter touches bring to life the memory of a past life. Furthermore, the close-up framing creates a dynamic of its own, where new energies and movements emerge.
Practical information:
The “Art in the Museum” exhibition hall is open during the same hours as the Musée Les Mineurs Wendel—Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The exhibition is open during the museum’s regular hours.
Industrial culture as cultural memory
The exhibition brings together works inspired by the aesthetics of abandoned industrial sites and examines the concepts of memory, identity, and transformation. Blast furnaces, headframes, and other industrial structures are not presented as mere relics of the past, but as evocative images at the intersection of history and the present.
“Zeitzeichen” aims to be an artistic contribution to the reflection on structural change and regional identity. The exhibition connects the industrial past with contemporary memory culture, while opening up perspectives for the future.
Ursula Bauer’s works thus demonstrate that industrial culture is not limited to a historical legacy: it is part of an ever-active collective memory and constitutes a living source of inspiration for artistic creation.
The Artist
Ursula Bauer lives and works in Perl, on the banks of the Moselle, and has been working as a professional artist for many years. Her work is characterized by a strong visual language, in which light, structure, and materiality play a central role.
Industrial culture is a major focus of her practice. It is rooted in particular in her personal experience: mining and steelmaking shaped her childhood and adolescence in the Saarland. Memories of smoke, heat, noise, and the glow of blast furnaces remain deeply etched in her memory. Drawing on these sensory impressions, she develops an artistic reflection that does not seek to document, but rather to transform and reinterpret these industrial landscapes.
Traces of Time – Mining Landscapes in Transition
Ursula Bauer’s works explore the industrial past of the greater SaarLorLux region. They include both large-format paintings and more delicate etchings (an engraving technique), which feature motifs related to coal mining and steelmaking. Fence posts, shafts, and blast furnaces appear as witnesses to an era that has profoundly shaped the landscapes and local identities.
Presented at the Musée Les Mineurs Wendel, these works resonate directly with the exhibition space. The actual industrial structures engage in a dialogue with a visual language that oscillates between abstraction and memory. Dark, earthy tones meet incandescent hues, evoking coal, ore, and heat, but also the profound transformation of these once-vibrant working environments.
The artist’s work goes beyond simple documentary representation. It condenses the traces of labor, time, and matter into complex compositions. In his painting, the notion of transformation is central: a reduced palette and fragmented structures convey the silence of industrial activity, while brighter touches bring to life the memory of a past life. Furthermore, the close-up framing creates a dynamic of its own, where new energies and movements emerge.
Practical information:
The “Art in the Museum” exhibition hall is open during the same hours as the Musée Les Mineurs Wendel—Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Practical information
Exhibition for all ages in PETITE ROSSELLE .
Details
Exhibition
Suitable for For all ages
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Free!
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Zeitzeichen : le culture industrielle en mutation
- https://parc-explor.com/
- contact@musee-les-mineurs.fr
- 03 87 87 08 54
- Parc Explor Wendel57540 PETITE ROSSELLE
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