Spanningstransformator van een electriciteitscentrale op een onbekende locatie in de Verenigde Staten 1936

This photograph of a power transformer was created by Wouter Cool at an unknown date. The black and white image is an intriguing interplay of shapes and lines, capturing a moment of raw industrial beauty. The photograph is quite stark, with its direct focus on the transformer. The texture of the metal and porcelain gives it an almost tactile quality. The lines and shapes create a kind of visual rhythm that your eye can travel along, noticing the contrast between the smooth rounded forms and the sharp, geometric angles. There's a thin line at the bottom and a perpendicular one to the left, just like the photographer was framing the artwork in order to give it a sense of depth. It reminds me of the industrial photography of the early 20th century, like the work of the Bechers, who documented water towers and other industrial structures with similar objectivity. It’s this unemotional viewpoint that has a beauty of its own. The picture doesn’t tell you how to feel; it invites you to observe and draw your own conclusions.