Nordic heat waves, a rushed harvest and a harvester from Westphalia

We didn´t make it back on time to Finland. Due to the recent heat wave in the north, our rye ripened so fast that it was ready before the originally calculated date and had to be harvested as soon as possible. Fortunately, the village and our hosts were there and the harvest already took place on Wednesday. Our agricultural advisor arrived with his brand new (!) combine harvester, which had just been delivered to him from Westphalia, and our photographer Kim was available to document everything for us which was a great relief.
We were connected live via video. At least that was something.

The rye was so dry that it no longer needed to be taken to the drying facility.
We now have 700 kg of rye.

Next week we will also be back.

[PRESERVED // Rågens rike / Finland 2024-25 deals with the question of the identity-creating significance of rye for Finland - especially in the region of Vörå, resp. Ostrobothnia - and how this relationship can be reflected artistically ("Rågens rike" means "Kingdom of Rye" and describes this very region - Finlands granary) The project is hosted by Abramsgården in Vörå (Vöyri) in the Swedish speaking part of Finland, a cultural center in the countryside run by Dorothee Schulte-Basta and Peter Lüttge. Scheibe & Güntzel = Jan Philip Scheibe and Swaantje Güntzel].

Thank you, Kim Blåfield, for the great images!

With the support of:
Finnland-Institut in Deutschland für Kultur, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft GmbH Mikko Fritze
Finnlines
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Throwback Friday
CASTING SHADE

In the frame of our series PRESERVED we realized several projects that lasted for more than a year. One was the project „Old Land – New Land [Vegetable Shooting]“ which took place in 2020 in the Münstlerland region. We explored the ways in which the landscape of Westphalia will be transformed through the effects of climate change. The idea was to not only make visible the effects of climate change on Westphalia’s countryside, but also to mirror the emotional significance of the anthropogenic changes incurred upon the landscape for the people. Due to the extraordinary situation of Covid-19, select activities and planned actions needed to be modified so that the public could also engage with the work from home. The project was hosted by Schloss Senden.

During the ‘dog days of summer’ – the hottest periods of the year – temperatures in Senden rise up to 35° Celsius. The regional newspaper, Westfälische Nachrichten, reported that the past three summers had been so hot and dry that they had led to the worst drought in the Münster region in over 250 years. In the midday heat, the artists offered shade to the roses outside Senden’s town hall. In the years to come, providing shade for plants will play an ever-greater role in farming.

Foto: Scheibe & Güntzel

The project was funded by RKP Münsterland and Kunststiftung NRW.

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Site of the free court in Assinghausen (in use from latest 1297 to 1808)

Free courts (vehmic courts) have existed since Germanic times, especially in Westphalia.
The free court always met at a specific location. Under the chairmanship of the free earl, the aldermen administered justice in the presence of all the freemen.
The court dealt with murder, theft, arson, fornication, treason and heresy, among other things.
Originally, only the death penalty was known, which was carried out by the bailiff or the aldermen, but later other punishments were also used.

Assinghausen – Revision eines Todesurteils am Freistuhl
https://privatarchiv.rzgierskopp.de/1990/07/assinghausen-revision-eines-todesurteils-am-freistuhl/

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