Verdamplichaam en drie kookpannen Possibly 1925

This photograph of 'Verdamplichaam en drie kookpannen' by Atelier H. Gleysteen really captures the scale of industrial production. The grayscale palette emphasizes the metallic textures, those rivets and seams, and the sheer geometry of these massive vessels. I wonder about the act of documenting these forms, like they're monumental portraits of the industrial age. What was Gleysteen thinking? Were they awestruck by the mechanical sublime? The photograph is a gesture, a way of seeing and relating to the world of labor and progress. There's a relationship here to the Bauhaus photography – a kind of objective recording that finds beauty in functional design. It's about seeing potential, and the connections between makers across time. Ultimately, this photograph embodies a conversation about the way we shape our world and the stories we choose to tell about it.