Dimensions: image: 874 x 711 mm
Copyright: © Gerd Winner | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: This image, by Gerd Winner, shows a brick warehouse facade punctuated by boldly colored red doors. What's your initial take? Editor: Stark. The red jolts against the grimy brick. It feels like a memory, or a place slowly being forgotten. Curator: The repetition of the door motif calls to mind the relentless pace of industrial production. Editor: I'm curious about the silkscreen process itself. The texture looks layered, almost like the accumulated history it depicts. Curator: Indeed, the visual language of the abandoned doors speaks volumes about cycles of decay. Editor: The doors, in their striking color, could represent access to resources, now blocked, maybe even forbidden. Curator: A powerful intersection of material decay and symbolic weight. Editor: It makes one consider the lifespan of buildings and how labor leaves its mark.