Underexposed

 

Underexposed

 

Winding Tower, Beringen Mijn, Beringen


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Object Details


Artist/Maker

Bernd Becher, German, 1931–2007
Hilla Becher, German, 1934–2015

Date

1991

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

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Credit

Purchase

Accession #

2000.214

Image Copyright

Courtesy Sonnabend Gallery

Description

German couple Bernd and Hilla Becher are known for their coolly detached studies of industrial and building architectures in Europe and North America. Their stark, monochromatic work is typically displayed in grids of multiple images that highlight both the commonalities and differences in the form and function of the structures. In this photograph, the complex structure and the elaborate ornamentation of its parts are given equal importance. This photograph is noteworthy within the Bechers’ oeuvre because it includes human figures and even a rare self-portrait: Hilla can be seen standing in the upper reaches of the tower, along with an unidentified man on a platform below.