Fotogramma

László Moholy-Nagy

1922

Fotogramma by László Moholy-Nagy, 1922

Moholy-Nagy decided cameras were a bit too conventional in 1922, so he started making 'photograms' by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive paper in the darkroom. In this ghostly composition, a hand silhouette overlaps with geometric grids and bright white shapes, looking like a futuristic blueprint or an X-ray of a machine. It’s a perfect example of the Bauhaus school’s obsession with mixing art and technology. He proved you don't need a lens to capture a shadow, just light, imagination, and a bit of chemical magic.

Technique
Photogram
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