XII 1976 - 1977

Editor: Ian Tyson's "XII" presents us with a minimalist composition, a stark black rectangle bisected by colorful bars. The words alongside the image—crushed, sound, pale—evoke a sensory experience. What symbols do you see at play here? Curator: The vertical bars act as a visual score, don't they? Consider them as staves for musical notation. "Crushed, sound, pale, yellow, air" – each word then, a note, building a chord. It's synesthesia rendered visually. Does the progression of colors offer a tonal shift for you? Editor: That's a really interesting approach! Now that you mention it, I can perceive a shift, as if the colors transition between notes in music. Thank you! Curator: It's a potent reminder that images speak across and beyond time, continually re-interpreting within the cultures that witness them.