Pakhuis met papier 1921

Here's a little photograph, Pakhuis met papier, by T. Kaneo of what seems to be a warehouse full of paper. I wonder what it was like to take this photograph. I imagine Kaneo must have been thinking about how to capture the sheer volume of paper while also conveying a sense of order and organization. I like how he included the workers in the scene. Look how they are dwarfed by the stacks, it gives you a sense of scale and of the vastness of the space. I suppose the photograph shows how paper was important in those days, it was essential for communication, record-keeping, and artistic expression. Kaneo's work connects to the tradition of documentary photography and reminds me of the work of other photographers who have captured industrial and working spaces such as the architecture photography of Berndt and Hilla Becher. Artists across time engage in ongoing conversations, inspiring one another's creativity.