Die schwarz-weiß Fotografie im Hochformat zeigt einen Blick von der Aussichtsplattform des Berliner Funkturms senkrecht steil nach unten, entlang der Stahlkonstruktion des Turms. Diese fällt als Schatten auf das rechteckige Flachdach des Turmrestaurants auf halber Höhe. Tief unten am Boden stehen weiße Cafè-Tische und Stühle.
Between 1924 and 1926, one of the most spectacular buildings of its time rose up into the sky at the Messe Berlin exhibition centre. At just under 150 metres high, this radio tower was the tallest structure in the city at the time and quickly became a popular destination after its opening on 3 September 1926 on the occasion of the third Grand German Radio Exhibition (now the IFA). For Moholy-Nagy, this location high above the city was ideal for experimenting with his camera and unfamiliar perspectives. Instead of capturing the view across the city from the viewing platform, he turned his camera downwards, causing the viewer’s gaze to plummet dramatically along the steel structure – just as he had described in his 1925 book “Painting, Photography, Film” to exemplify the New Vision.