Copyright: © David Gentleman | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This intriguing illustration, by David Gentleman, features a medieval gatehouse teeming with tiny figures. It’s got this really quiet, almost dreamlike quality. What’s your read on it? Curator: It whispers to me of history playing out on a stage. See how the figures seem almost superimposed, like actors assuming roles? The gatehouse itself becomes a silent witness. What stories do you think it could tell? Editor: Tales of sieges, perhaps? Or maybe just everyday life within the castle walls? It's like a miniature world. I never thought a building could evoke so much. Curator: Exactly! It's not just stone and mortar, is it? Gentleman has captured the echo of time itself. A quiet reflection on how history is populated by people, big and small, important and forgotten.