S.O. Goenoengsari. Kookpannen / Koeltroggen. 30-4-27. 1927

This black and white photograph taken on April 30th, 1927, offers a look into the boiler room of S.O. Goenoengsari. I imagine the photographer methodically setting up their equipment amidst the overwhelming industrial architecture. Look at the vast, echoing space filled with towering metal structures, pipes, and platforms. There is a sense of organized chaos, of human endeavor wrestling with the raw materials of industry. I wonder what it felt like to stand in that room, surrounded by the sounds and smells of labor. It is interesting to consider the image as a record of a specific moment, not just in terms of capturing what things looked like, but what it might have been like to be there. The photographer, like the artist, translates their experience to their viewers.