Is the background of Becher's works the Industrial Revolution?

They shot at the time when the third industrial revolution was in full swing. Many of them were old industrial buildings, but all of them were heavy industry, not the high technology of the third industrial revolution, which can only be said to be the same period.

Germans Bernd and Sheila Becher (Bernd &; Sheila Becher is an influential pioneer and teacher of conceptual photography. Their "typology" photography practice is characterized by deadpan. Through their own creations and their students, they have created a strong Dusseldorf effect, thus leading the methodology, technical aesthetics and style trend of contemporary photography.

Bernd (1931-2007), born in Siegen, Germany, studied painting and sketching under the famous painter Carl Luxing. Sheila (1934-), born in Potsdam, Germany, was an apprentice to a local photographer, who kept the files of former photographers of Worry-Free Palace. They met in an advertising agency in Dü sseldorf in 1957, announced their marriage in 196 1 and entered Dü sseldorf Art Institute together. Their tutor is a kind professor of graphics, and they started their lifelong journey as photography partners.