O.N. 52-55

Cooling towers under construction, factory floors, steel frameworks and complex machinery form the subjects of this industrial photographic album. Its 52 black-and-white photographs combine overviews with studies of form, concentrating entirely on structures and equipment rather than people. Commissioned by the mining company, the album presents industrial construction through both wider views and the shapes of its components. Original photographic prints on baryta paper are pasted into the album, which was produced in a small edition. Photography, layout and photographic printing are credited to the same maker. The accompanying text is in Dutch and French and is set in De Roos Romein.