Olieschakelaar in een electriciteitscentrale op onbekende locatie in de Verenigde Staten 1936

This is a photo of an oil switch in a power station in the United States by Wouter Cool. In this image, the contrast between the black and white photography emphasizes the industrial nature of the scene. The architecture is all about function, the shadows are bold. I wonder if Cool was inspired by the sharp, geometric forms of Cubism or maybe the starkness of German Expressionism. There's a lonely, quiet feeling in this image. The subject isn't traditionally beautiful, but there's something compelling about its raw, mechanical presence. It’s like Cool wanted us to see the hidden beauty in these everyday structures, to appreciate the shapes and the light as much as the function. It is a piece of engineering turned into art, a conversation about what we value and what we choose to see.