Salvation Mountain

The Salvation Mountain is a colorful art installation on a small hill in the north of Calipatria (California), near Slab City.

Purpose

The Salvation Mountain is made of tons of clay, straw and color. Leonard Knight ( born 1 November 1931 in Vermont; † February 10, 2014 in El Cajon ) made ​​to him to get the message " God loves everyone " must be reported. Knight deliberately avoided monetary donations so that his work can not be exploited by certain groups. He lived without running water and electricity in a made ​​by him 1930 truck from Chevrolet. He was only accessible via the mail.

History

Since then he has started in 1984 to form a mountain, some painted and decorated cars and trucks have been added. Mid-nineties, the government of California on several occasions tried to close Slab City and Salvation Mountain. It could be prevented because Leonard Knight was with his artwork now known beyond the country's borders. The mountain was declared by Senator Barbara Boxer 2002 National cultural heritage.

Miscellaneous

• In the film Into the Wild, 2007, Christopher McCandless and Tracy take a trip to Salvation Mountain. There, they also meet Leonard Knight, with whom they converse and work together on the mountain.
• The Salvation Mountain is part of the following documentation: Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea Manly, Desertopia, and Mountain.
• The mountain is also known as Back cover photo for the Kyuss albums And The Circus Leaves Town and Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss used, as well as on the Switch album Hello Hurricane Food.
• Heidi Klum made ​​her Germany's Next Topmodel 2013 Candidates in hippie dresses at Salvation Mountain pose.