Bauhaus Building, Dessau, 1925-1926: View from southwest after 1926

Curator: This is a photograph by Klaus Hertig depicting the Bauhaus Building in Dessau, taken between 1925 and 1926. What’s your initial take on it? Editor: Stark. Beautifully stark, actually. Like a machine for living, but softened by that lovely light and shadow play. Curator: Indeed. The image captures the building's functionality and radical simplicity, reflecting the Bauhaus ethos of uniting art, craft, and technology. The image itself becomes a historical document, showing the school's impact on architectural aesthetics and social ideals of the time. Editor: Absolutely, it is as if the photographer captured the essence of the movement in one shot. I can almost feel the echoes of revolutionary design and artistic rebellion. Curator: A perfect summary. It really speaks to the power of the Bauhaus idea. Editor: Yes, even now.