Locomotieven op spoorwegemplacement van Eindhoven (2) Possibly 1930 - 1934

This is an anonymous series of black and white photographs of locomotives at the Eindhoven railway depot, probably taken with a bulky plate camera, maybe on a Sunday. I can imagine the photographer carefully composing each shot, maybe waiting for the light to be just right, or for the steam to billow in a certain way. It is interesting how the photographs have been cropped, resized, and organized on the page. Each locomotive is numbered, and the handwriting is clearly visible. I find myself wondering about the lives of the trains and the people who worked on them. There's something kind of beautiful about that. I think that every artist is in conversation with every other artist, across time, inspiring one another’s creativity. This series feels like a precursor to Bernd and Hilla Becher’s black and white photographs of industrial structures and typologies – celebrating the strange beauty and functionality of utilitarian objects. Ultimately, the value of a piece lies in its ability to evoke emotion and provoke thought, offering multiple interpretations and meaning.