Equivalent 1927

"Equivalent" (1927) by Alfred Stieglitz is a groundbreaking example of his "Equivalents" series, in which he aimed to convey abstract ideas through photographic representations of nature. The image, housed in the Art Institute of Chicago, captures the delicate, sinuous forms of blades of grass, rendered in a stark, almost monochrome palette. Stieglitz sought to evoke emotions and abstract concepts like the passage of time and the interconnectedness of life, effectively blurring the lines between the representational and the non-representational. This iconic photograph exemplifies Stieglitz's significant contributions to the development of modern photography as an art form.