Ruud Streefkerk

Wurzen 3

Just outside the town of Wurzen near Leipzig in East Germany I saw this mill. Well, mill... it was the carcass of a building that most likely once was a mill. Wurzen, located on the river Mulde, was built by Slavs in 600 and first mentioned as a city in the 12th century. In 1637, during the Thirty Years’ War, the city was looted by the Swedish army and almost completely burned down. In 1768, Goethe travelled from Leipzig to Dresden through Wurzen. During the long wait for the ferry he was inspired for a passage in his Faust....Streefkerk, who came by this mill in Wurzen in 2016, was inspired to create this work.