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“Protest gegen die Schließung des Stahlwerks Krupp Rheinhausen” Manfred Vollmer Manfred Vollmer has been taking photographs in the industrial world of the Ruhr district since the 1970s. As a photo journalist, he is beholden to committed social photography, and has shown his solidarity in supporting many demonstrations and struggles. He has also documented structural change, including unemployment. The protests against the closures of the iron foundries in the 1980s, in Hattingen and Rheinhausen, make up an important part of his work. In 1987/88, Vollmer photographed the struggle against the closure of the Krupp foundry in Duisburg/Rheinhausen. It was one of the largest protest waves in the Ruhr district, with concerts, schoolchildren’s campaigns, religious services and, above all, repeated demonstrations. On one of the photos by Manfred Vollmer, “Schimanski” and “Tanner” (“Tatort”) show the broad extent of support for this industrial action, which also included the blocking of a motorway. Vollmer’s pictures are documents of joint campaigns by the international labor force, and also show legendary moments: for the first time in the history of the labor force, a company headquarters was occupied, here Villa Hügel of the Krupp dynasty. The workers march to the villa and gather in the entrance hall under a grand portrait. Photographer, born 1944, lives and works in Essen. |
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