When music touches the sky in black and white by Silva Wischeropp

About "When music touches the sky in black and white"

by Silva Wischeropp

About the artwork

This architectural photograph of the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg was taken in the early evening hours of 25 April 2017 with the Nikon D90. The conversion to classic black and white lends the motif a graphic, elegant and timeless atmosphere.
The Elbphilharmonie (also known as the Elphi for short) is a concert hall in Hamburg that was completed in November 2016. It was planned with the aim of creating a new landmark for the city and a "cultural monument for all". The 110-metre-high building in the HafenCity district is located on the right bank of the Norderelbe at the tip of Großer Grasbrook between the mouths of the Sandtorhafen and Grasbrookhafen harbour basins. It was built incorporating the shell of the former Kaispeicher A (built in 1963). A modern structure with a glass façade, reminiscent of sails, water waves, icebergs or a quartz crystal, was placed on this base. The location at Kaiserhöft is characterised by the former industrial harbour use and the neo-Gothic brick architecture of the Speicherstadt.
The Elbphilharmonie stands on the former Kaiserhöft, which was created by straightening Johns' Corner in 1865 as part of the harbour construction measures to create an open tidal harbour. On this quay tip between Sandtorhafen and Grasbrookhafen, the then hydraulic engineering director Johannes Dalmann built the Kaiserspeicher on Kaiserkai in 1875, which was renamed Dalmannkai in 1893. The west tower with its time ball was the harbour's landmark for a long time. The main building was badly damaged during the Second World War, only the tower remained intact.
The ruins were blown up in 1963. Kaispeicher A was built between 1963 and 1966 according to designs by Werner Kallmorgen. It is an example of post-war modernist architecture in Hamburg.