Blast Furnaces series
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The Blast Furnaces series is a renowned photographic project by Bernd and Hilla Becher documenting industrial blast furnace structures in a rigorously systematic, typological style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual photography project
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industrial landscape photography ⓘ photographic series ⓘ |
| aim |
to create typologies of blast furnace forms
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to document industrial structures systematically ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator |
Bernd Becher
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Hilla Becher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
chimneys
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cooling towers associated with blast furnaces ⓘ industrial plants ⓘ pipe systems ⓘ steel industry structures ⓘ supporting frameworks ⓘ |
| documentedLocations |
Germany
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ other European industrial regions ⓘ |
| exhibitionPractice |
comparative typological panels
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grid installation ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
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typological photography ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Andreas Gursky
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Thomas Ruff NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Struth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual photographs of different blast furnaces ⓘ |
| influenced |
Düsseldorf School of Photography
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contemporary industrial photography ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
blast furnaces
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heavy industry ⓘ industrial architecture ⓘ |
| movement |
New Topographics
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conceptual art ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
absence of human figures
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emphasis on structural form ⓘ high level of detail ⓘ overcast lighting conditions ⓘ use of large-format camera ⓘ |
| partOf | Bechers’ industrial typologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photographicProcess | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| style |
frontally composed views
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neutral perspective ⓘ rigorously systematic ⓘ serial presentation ⓘ typological ⓘ |
| theme |
decline of heavy industry
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industrialization ⓘ standardization of industrial design ⓘ variation within industrial types ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | 20th-century heavy industry ⓘ |
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