Shadows 1943

Here is the audio guide script for the artwork provided: Nathan Lerner made this photograph, titled *Shadows*, using light and shadow to uncover a hidden beauty in an everyday urban setting. The composition is divided by contrasting shapes and textures; the strong diagonal of light falling from above versus the stark, almost surreal presence of the pipe against the wall. You can almost feel the artist's eye carefully selecting this particular angle, playing with the contrast, waiting for the perfect moment when light and shadow meet just so. What was it like to be Lerner, drawn to the hidden geometries of the city? The pipe itself, a simple curve against the rough wall, takes on a sculptural quality, echoing some of the Bauhaus photographers of the time. I think of Moholy-Nagy playing with light and form, or even the sharp angles of Sheeler’s industrial landscapes. Ultimately, this feels like a meditation on form, light, and the quiet rhythms of urban life.