Baggermolens 1936 - 1950

This anonymous photograph, Baggermolens, gives us a black-and-white glimpse into the architecture of industry. I am struck by its tones and how the grey scale can be so informative about the subject matter. The way the light catches on the metal and wooden surfaces suggests the textures of its structures. Look at how the different tones capture the light, revealing the rugged materiality of the factory. The artist captures the industrial forms with striking clarity, paying close attention to the geometric shapes and structural elements. The emphasis on the machine-like precision almost anticipates the aesthetics of artists like Bernd and Hilla Becher, who documented industrial structures with similar objective scrutiny. Here, the artist is not just recording a scene, but offering us a meditation on form and function. The image becomes a study in geometric abstraction, mirroring a sense of art as an ongoing conversation across time.