Since the beginning of September, historically decorated electricity boxes can be discovered in the streets of Gütersloh city center.
In close cooperation with the Gütersloh city archives, historical motifs were selected for the design, which were interpreted by the artists in their own style. The boxes, which were provided by Netzwerkgesellschaft Gütersloh, shine partly in bright colors, partly in a historical sepia look - fitting for the upcoming city anniversary.
Den Stromkasten am Konrad-Adenauer-Platz gestalteten die beiden Künstler Nils Neumeyer und Lukas Kröger, die zusammen unter dem Namen „Meradookie“ auftreten. Eine Seite des Kastens zeigt Güths Marie vor einer Reihe historischer Fachwerkhäuser. Auf der anderen Seite des Kastens gestalteten die Künstler das ehemalige Zeughaus der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr an der Strenger Straße.
Auch der Stromkasten in der Max-Reinhardt-Straße wurde von „Meradookie“ gestaltet. Hier interpretierten sie den früheren Dreiecksplatz, basierend auf Originalwerken, neu.
Artist Enrico Lein has combined two historical motifs on the electricity box he painted. On the one hand, Lina Stern is depicted in the immediate vicinity of the stumbling block that was dedicated to her in 2006. Lina Stern worked as a piano teacher and lived in Gütersloh until she was deported to Theresienstadt at the age of 83. The other is the home of former councillor Carl Heinrich Strenger, who donated his house to the city as a poorhouse after his death.
The former principal of the Altstadtschule Ernst Buschmann and the Buschmann chronicle he wrote can be seen in Ernst-Buschmann-Straße. This electricity box was designed by the artist Sven-Rowlands-Hügle.
The old Paul Thöne Halle can now be seen on Theodor-Heuss-Platz opposite the Edelweiss restaurant. The artist Sven Rowlands-Hügle has transformed another box right next to it into a beer bottle from Richard Plange's old Gütersloh brewery.
Another electricity box on Theodor-Heuss-Platz was designed by Gütersloh graffiti artist Philipp Kowalski. It shows the water tower in front of a colorful background design.
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