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Editor: This small print by the British School depicts a sleeping figure and another listening intently. The scene feels very dreamlike, almost voyeuristic. How do you interpret this work? Curator: I see a potent commentary on power dynamics, viewed through a feminist lens. The male gaze is literally embodied as a woman listening in on the dreams of another. What does it mean to invade someone's private thoughts, especially across lines of gender and status? Editor: So you see the listening woman as a symbol of power? I hadn't considered that. Curator: Exactly. Consider the historical context; who typically held positions of authority? This piece challenges us to confront those power structures and question whose voices are amplified, and at whose expense. It makes us think about gender and class in a new way. Editor: I see what you mean. I'll definitely be thinking about that power dynamic differently now. Curator: It's a starting point for understanding how we internalize and perpetuate these imbalances.