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14-MAY-2014

Steam heat, Sucre hat factory, Sucre, Boliva, 2014

At this factory, they make hats with the help of noisy and potentially hazardous machinery, reminding me of the factories of centuries past. I moved in on this old copper boiler, wreathed in steam, to stress both the nature of the material itself and its function – to provide heat and steam as needed to make hats. I combine indications of the age, function, and beauty of this boiler to interpret the nature of a very simple but necessary machine.

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Phil Douglis03-Aug-2014 20:36
Energy and time flow together here to interpret the nature of this machine, and through it, the nature of the factory it supports. Thanks for seeing the value of texture and color in telling this story.
Cecilia Lim01-Aug-2014 21:21
The busy textures and warm colors of this image express a lot of energy. It is a workhorse that has stood against the test of time.
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