Yarmouth Jetty 

Editor: This is John Crome’s "Yarmouth Jetty," a watercolor wash landscape. It feels like a fleeting moment, so evocative, yet almost dreamlike. What stories do you see woven into this scene? Curator: I see the jetty as a threshold, a liminal space between land and sea. Notice how Crome uses repeated verticals - masts, pilings - almost like a visual code. Do you get a sense of a society dependent on the sea, yet also separate from it? Editor: I do. They seem to be observing it from afar. Is that symbolic of something? Curator: Perhaps. Consider the recurring motif of the vessel. What does the boat signify across cultures? Journeys, transitions, the unknown... Crome subtly invites us to contemplate these enduring ideas. Editor: That’s fascinating. I hadn’t considered how such simple imagery could hold so much cultural weight. Curator: Indeed. Visual symbols often carry within them layers of collective memory. Hopefully you'll think about that for a while now.