Bernd and Hilla Becher: Basic Forms
Bernd and Hilla Becher: Basic Forms An elegant new edition of Bernd and Hilla Becher's classic black-and-white photographic study of industrial buildings.During their 40-year career, Bernd and Hilla…
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Bernd and Hilla Becher: Basic Forms
An elegant new edition of Bernd and Hilla Becher's classic black-and-white photographic study of industrial buildings.During their 40-year career, Bernd and Hilla Becher created their own architectural typology as they photographed buildings in a unique style. Although the subject matter is unglamorous--mine shafts, blast furnaces, cooling towers, water towers, silos, and gas tanks--the Bechers' passion for their work imbues these photographs with beauty and solemnity. Basic Forms represents the culmination of their career.
Each image is centered and frontally framed, its parallel lines set on an even plane. The Bechers restricted the conditions of each photograph--taking them early in the morning, on overcast days, so as to eliminate shadow and distribute light evenly. There are no human figures, nor are there birds in the sky.
The result is a treasury of precisely
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