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Human Generated Data

Title

Refinery, Thionville, Lorraine, France, from the portfolio "Industrial Buildings"

Date

1975

People

Artist: Bernd and Hilla Becher, German active 1959 - 2007

Artist: Bernd Becher, German 1931 - 2007

Artist: Hilla Becher, German 1934 - 2015

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Arend and Brigitte Oetker, 1993.209.13

Copyright

© Estate Bernd & Hilla Becher, represented by Max Becher, 2020

Human Generated Data

Title

Refinery, Thionville, Lorraine, France, from the portfolio "Industrial Buildings"

People

Artist: Bernd and Hilla Becher, German active 1959 - 2007

Artist: Bernd Becher, German 1931 - 2007

Artist: Hilla Becher, German 1934 - 2015

Date

1975

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Arend and Brigitte Oetker, 1993.209.13

Copyright

© Estate Bernd & Hilla Becher, represented by Max Becher, 2020

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-06-03

Building 99.3
Factory 97.8
Refinery 96.5
Urban 63.9
Power Plant 59

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-30

industry 99.7
grinder 99.7
petroleum 99.3
natural gas 99.1
pipe 99.1
pollution 99
energy 98.4
technology 98.3
chemical 98.1
refinery 98.1
smoke 98
fuel 97.3
gasoline 97.3
production 97.3
condensation 96.6
oil refinery 96.5
power 96.3
no person 95.8
steel 95.8
tube 95.7

Imagga
created on 2022-06-03

industry 49.6
industrial 45.4
pile driver 42.8
chimney 42.6
equipment 41.9
tower 41.2
chemical reactor 40.6
apparatus 40.3
sky 39
machine 36.7
factory 34.8
building 30.5
energy 29.5
device 28.9
pollution 28.9
architecture 28.7
construction 28.3
environment 28
refinery 27.6
plant 26.9
city 26.5
gas 25.1
production 24.3
oil 24.2
skyscraper 23.8
power 23.5
chemical 23.2
metal 22.6
steel 22
urban 21.9
structure 21.7
technology 21.5
fuel 21.2
pipe 20.4
smoke 19.1
skyline 19
manufacturing 17.6
high 17.3
tall 17
modern 16.8
crane 16.7
cityscape 16.1
business 15.8
air 14.7
work 14.1
station 13.7
petroleum 12.8
manufacture 12.8
global 12.8
petrol 12.8
gasoline 12.8
steam 12.6
sunset 12.6
engineering 12.4
economy 12.1
pipeline 11.8
pipes 11.8
smog 11.8
warming 11.7
night 11.6
process 11.5
coal 11.4
new 11.3
environmental 11.3
site 11.3
fumes 10.9
heavy 10.5
dusk 10.5
antenna 10
pump 9.8
district 9.7
tube 9.7
electricity 9.5
buildings 9.5
stack 9.2
exhaust 8.9
processing 8.9
toxic 8.8
complex 8.7
harbor 8.7
iron 8.4
diesel 8.2
landmark 8.1
cloud 8
dioxide 7.9
tank 7.9
cranes 7.9
aerial 7.8
concrete 7.7
development 7.6
build 7.6
heat 7.5
frame 7.5
landscape 7.4
exterior 7.4
office 7.2
nuclear reactor 7.1
sketch 7.1
travel 7

Google
created on 2022-06-03

Plant 87.3
Silo 82.8
Gas 77.9
Cylinder 73.5
Landscape 72.8
Water 72.3
Facade 71.4
Industry 71.3
Metal 71.1
Engineering 69.6
City 68.7
Machine 67.1
Grass 65.6
Storage tank 65.6
Soil 64.4
Monochrome 63.9
Auto part 62.9
Font 61
Sky 55.1
Monochrome photography 54.7

Microsoft
created on 2022-06-03

sky 98.9
outdoor 98.6
factory 98.5
building 96.1
black and white 86.8
industry 65.5
construction 53.9
several 10

Color Analysis

Categories

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2022-06-03

an old photo of a factory 87.9%
a factory next to a building 87.8%
a factory in front of a building 87.7%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-12

a photograph of a large industrial steel steel steel steel steel steel steel steel steel steel steel steel steel -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-13

Here is a description of the image:

The image showcases a complex industrial structure, likely a chemical plant or refinery, against a stark, overcast sky. The photograph is monochromatic, employing a range of gray tones to define the various elements.

The central focus is on a cluster of tall, cylindrical towers with numerous interconnected pipes, walkways, and ladders. These towers appear to be the core of the plant, perhaps distillation columns or reactors. The network of pipes and support structures creates a dense, intricate web of metalwork.

In front of the industrial complex is a grassy area with a fence. The foreground provides a visual contrast to the metallic structure and the overcast sky.

The overall tone of the image is austere and industrial, emphasizing the scale and complexity of the built environment.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-13

The image is a black and white photograph of an industrial plant or refinery. It depicts a complex network of towers, pipes, and structures. The towers are tall and cylindrical, with ladders and platforms along their sides. There are also smaller tanks and buildings in the foreground and background, as well as grass, weeds, and a fence in the very foreground. The sky is a light gray, providing a neutral backdrop. The overall impression is of a large, intricate industrial facility.