A black and white oil painting of a factory in Wuppertal, a very close-up shot. It is a clear and bright day. In the center of the image, a brick chimney stands tall, dominating the top half of the picture. In the background, behind the industrial building, there is a tree. Everything else is hidden in deep shadow except for the chimney. The chimney, as the tallest object, rises stretches towards the light of the sun, as if it were a tree turning towards its source of food. The tree, which is just a tree, is only a dark outline in comparison. Would it be too deep to say that here, the capitalist human work rises above natural creativity, showing its strength and pride without realizing that its downfall is already inherent in this outstanding pride? Or is a chimney sometimes just a chimney?
prompted by a PromptFlow user about 2 years ago