Two Ministers congratulate the new City of Jüchen

… Mayor Harald Zillikens presented the large-scale painting Circus of Life by artist Meral Alma. At its center is a ballerina who steps onto the stage of life as a sign of a new beginning. “[It is] a life depicted in bold color and in all its many facets, constantly changing and transforming. It resonates, in my view, as a symbol of our city’s development – and not only by virtue of its title,” Zillikens said. The painting’s symbolism is also said to represent changes in the landscape in and around Jüchen’s urban area as a consequence of its open-cast lignite mine…

Neuß-Grevenbroicher Zeitung

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