Dimensions: image: 272 x 173 mm
Copyright: © Peter Doig | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This Peter Doig print, "Concrete Cabin", is quite striking! The high contrast between the stark building and the enveloping forest is very powerful. How do you interpret this work? Curator: Notice how the rough texture of the printmaking process mirrors the unfinished appearance of the concrete. This connects the means of production to the subject matter. The print itself becomes a commentary on materiality. Editor: So, you're saying the process is as important as the image itself? Curator: Absolutely. Consider the labor involved in both building the cabin and creating the print. Where does the value lie, and for whom? Editor: That's fascinating! I never considered the connection between the physical creation and the artistic one. Curator: Indeed, it highlights how art is fundamentally tied to material processes and social conditions.
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Ten Etchings is Doig’s first print portfolio. As the title indicates, it is a suite of ten etchings. The portfolio was produced in an edition of thirty-five. Tate’s copy is one of six additional proof sets. Each print is individually signed and numbered ‘TC’ (Tate copy) by the artist. The portfolio is presented in a red artist’s solander box with title and colophon pages designed by Peter B. Willberg. It was printed at Hope Sufferance Press, London on 350gsm Zerkall paper and published by Charles Booth-Clibborn under his imprint, The Paragon Press.
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