Kabeltoren Zuid 1905 - 1910

This small photograph shows a cable tower in a landscape, but we don’t know exactly when or by whom it was made. The anonymous hand behind the camera lets us peek into a very particular moment in time. The photograph's monochromatic palette is really striking. It captures a range of tones that give depth and texture to the scene. The silvery greys of the sky contrast with the darker, denser areas of the foliage, and it's in these contrasts that the photograph really comes alive. Look at the way the light hits the metal structure of the tower, creating these almost geometric shapes within the broader landscape. It reminds me of some of the early modernist photographers, people like Alfred Stieglitz or Paul Strand, who were interested in capturing the industrial landscape with a similar kind of stark beauty. Art is all about looking closely, thinking deeply, and making connections.