Ketelwagens in montagehal 1925 - 1926

Atelier H. Gleysteen's photograph captures the inside of a workshop where they assemble tanker wagons. The hall itself is such a complex structure of girders and beams, and yet the artist creates an image that is equally as beautiful and thought provoking. One can only imagine being on site, where you are surrounded by engineering. The artist brings us into the workshop itself, and suddenly we are amidst all the action: the tanks, the metal, the machines, the light, and the men themselves. What was it like for Gleysteen to capture this scene? What was the artistic process, how did they think about space, light, and depth, and how could all of this be rendered in this flat, still picture?