Fontaine de Vaucluse 1972

Editor: This is Julian Trevelyan's "Fontaine de Vaucluse," a print held at the Tate. It feels almost like a stage set, a public space presented for observation. What do you make of it? Curator: Trevelyan's print captures a mediated experience of place, like a tourist's snapshot. Notice the self-conscious "ordinariness" of the scene, framed by trees and populated with generic figures and vehicles. It's less about the actual place, and more about the *idea* of a tourist destination, wouldn't you say? Editor: I think you're right, it's very performative! Thank you, that helps understand the print in its public context. Curator: Glad to share some thoughts; it is a complex image with a lot going on below the surface.