Untitled (man working with carcass at Kreuz meat market) 1950

Editor: Here we have an untitled photograph by Harry Annas, taken at the Kreuz meat market. The starkness of the black and white image, combined with the subject matter, creates a rather somber mood. What do you see in this piece? Curator: For me, it’s about the dance between life and labor. The butcher, almost monastic in his focus, is transforming one into the other. There is a gritty reality, but also an undeniable, if unsettling, beauty in the composition. Do you feel that tension as well? Editor: Absolutely. There's a strange elegance in the shapes and the way the light falls. Curator: Yes, a raw elegance. It prompts reflection on where our sustenance comes from, and the hands that shape it. It's a reminder of the cycle, isn't it? Editor: It really is. I never thought a meat market could be so thought-provoking. Curator: Isn't that the magic of art? Showing us the world anew.