Bauhaus Building, Dessau, 1925-1926: View from southwest after 1926

Curator: Here we have Klaus Hertig's photograph of the Bauhaus Building in Dessau, taken between 1925 and 1926. Editor: It's stark. That black and white makes the building look almost like a drawing, an idea of a building. Curator: Absolutely, the photograph emphasizes the industrial materials and the clean lines of the structure. It really highlights the utopian ideals behind the Bauhaus movement. Editor: It's also strangely beautiful, this machine for living. I can almost feel the hum of creativity inside, a space made to make things. Curator: It represents a revolutionary shift in design thinking, bringing art and technology together to address social needs through mass production. Editor: Well, I’m certainly compelled to reconsider my own space and the objects I surround myself with; maybe I need a little Bauhaus in my life!