Gas Tanks series
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The Gas Tanks series is a renowned photographic project by Bernd and Hilla Becher documenting industrial gas holders in a rigorous, typological style that highlights their formal and architectural variations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gas Tanks series canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
artwork series
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photographic series ⓘ |
| aim |
to document disappearing industrial structures
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to reveal architectural variations within a single industrial type ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
objective photographic style
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systematic classification of forms ⓘ typological documentation ⓘ |
| collector | major public photography collections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator |
Bernd Becher
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Hilla Becher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
industrial architecture
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industrial landscapes ⓘ |
| documentationMethod |
systematic fieldwork at industrial sites
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use of large-format cameras ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | museums of modern art and photography ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual photography
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industrial photography ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
architectural documentation practices
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industrial heritage representation ⓘ |
| hasPart | black-and-white photographs of gas holders ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary typological photography ⓘ |
| influencedBy | New Objectivity in photography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (visual work) ⓘ |
| locationOfWork |
Germany
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
gas holders
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industrial gas tanks ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| movement | Düsseldorf School of Photography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
absence of people
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emphasis on formal variations of structures ⓘ grid-based presentation of images ⓘ rigorous frontal viewpoints ⓘ serial repetition of similar motifs ⓘ uniform lighting conditions ⓘ |
| partOf | Bechers’ industrial typologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Blast Furnaces series
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Cooling Towers series NERFINISHED ⓘ Water Towers series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualStructure | grids of multiple images for comparison ⓘ |
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