A black and white painting of a factory in Wuppertal, a very close-up shot. It's a clear and bright day. In the center of the picture, a brick chimney rises up, dominating the upper half of the image. In the background, behind the industrial building, there is a tree. Actually, everything except for the chimney is in a deep, dark shadow. The chimney, on the other hand, as the tallest object, rises phallically and reaches out to the sunlight as if it were a tree turning towards its source of nourishment. The other tree, which is not just like a tree, but a real tree, is only a dark outline. Would it be a bit too overblown if I were to say: Here, the human work of capitalism rises above natural creativity, showing its strength and pride, without realizing that its downfall is already embedded in this outstanding pride? Or is a chimney sometimes just a chimney?
prompted by a PromptFlow user almost 2 years ago