Magnesite 

Editor: Here we have Magnesite, manufactured by Wishnick Tumpeer Inc. It shows the pigment in a jar and applied to paper. What do you think about its use as a symbol? Curator: It's fascinating how a raw material like Magnesite, presented almost scientifically, can evoke so much. The label itself becomes a sort of icon, doesn't it? The text transforms the substance into a named entity, charged with the history of its use in art. Editor: That's a great point. It's amazing how context changes the perception of something so simple. Curator: Indeed. It reminds us how symbols, even seemingly mundane ones, are imbued with meaning through time and cultural memory.