[title not known] 1974

Curator: What strikes me immediately is the tension between the naturalistic portrayal and the artificial color. It is certainly unsettling. Editor: Indeed. This artwork, created by Menashe Kadishman, uses an interesting interplay between the photographic image and the manipulation of materials. The area around the trees looks almost scorched, and it draws my attention to the production of land itself. Curator: The chromatic intensity of the blue trees, enclosed within a geometric frame, creates a powerful contrast with the muted tones of the rest of the landscape. It brings a kind of structural disharmony, wouldn't you say? Editor: Perhaps. But I see it as the artist highlighting the constructedness of the photographic image, exposing the layering of realities present in the image. Kadishman is showing us the marks of labor. Curator: The artist’s strategy is certainly thought-provoking. The way Kadishman uses color, composition, and framing gives one pause. Editor: Absolutely. It is a reminder that even landscape, seemingly natural, is a product of human intervention and its materials.