When Heinrich Nordhoff opened the city of Wolfsburg's first public swimming facility in the summer of 1951 - a gift from the Volkswagen Group to the young community - he expressed his wish that it should serve "entirely for the relaxation, refreshment and enjoyment of the citizens of this city".
It almost seems as if Heinrich Heidersberger had the words of the VW General Director in his ear when he took photographs in the facility ten years later. He also falls for the attraction of the diving tower, climbs up, enters the airy summer stage - and delivers, not a flip or a dive, but spectacular shots: Search and hidden object images, the view across the width of the pool, almost surreal shots of the bathers populating a Piet Mondrian composition.
You can literally see their footprints drying. From the diving platform, the photographer has captured not only the summer, but also the attitude to life at that time.