Dimensions: unconfirmed: 506 x 608 mm
Copyright: © Tate | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: Here we have Thomas Struth’s “Bankside 5, London 1995.” It looks like a photograph of an industrial interior, quite muted and grey. What do you see in this piece? Curator: The photograph presents a detailed exploration of form and space. Notice the intricate network of pipes and structures, meticulously arranged within the frame. Editor: The pipes almost seem to create their own language. Curator: Precisely. The photograph's composition, employing industrial architecture, invites us to consider the interplay between geometric forms, and the relationship between the macro and micro. The industrial aesthetic itself becomes a subject. What is your read of the photograph’s use of light? Editor: I didn't think about it like that! It's less about documenting a place and more about dissecting its visual components. Thanks.
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This is one in a portfolio of ten photographs commissioned by Tate Publishing to celebrate the opening of Tate Modern in May 2000. Ten contemporary artists working with photography were invited to make an image inspired by the Bankside building and its surroundings. The resulting pictures chart different aspects of the site’s development from power station to museum of modern art under the direction of Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron. With the exception of Craigie Horsfield, all the contributors photographed in colour.