From My Window at the Shelton, North 1930 - 1931

Alfred Stieglitz made this photograph, From My Window at the Shelton, North, with gelatin silver. You know, when I look at this building, I imagine Stieglitz up in his hotel room, gazing out at this skyscraper. It's under construction, all this scaffolding at the top, and you can almost feel the city growing, pushing upward. It's like he's trying to capture this moment of change and possibility. I think he's thinking about form and structure. There's a real conversation going on, all those straight lines of the building against the soft, dreamy clouds. It makes me think about Georgia O'Keeffe’s paintings. There's a similar vibe there, this blend of the organic and the geometric. What connects them? It's like they're both trying to find some kind of harmony in the chaos of modern life, seeing the city not as cold and indifferent, but as something alive and full of potential.