Machineonderdeel 1931 - 1937

This black and white photograph of a Machineonderdeel lives within the walls of the Rijksmuseum and was made by an anonymous artist. I wonder what this artist was thinking when they made this photograph? The photo is attached to a larger book and is surrounded by the yellowed pages. The photo itself has a gloss to it. I'm drawn to the long line that extends from the wheel on the left to the contraption that sits on top of the radiator-like object. It looks like a strange head! I feel like the line is its neck and the wheel is what it uses to think. Maybe the artist had that feeling too when capturing the machine. Artists are always in conversation, even across time, inspiring each other’s creativity. A photograph of a machine can still be embodied with expression. I ask myself what this machine is feeling?