Nordlicht - 6.01 pm 2018

Editor: This is Christiane Baumgartner’s "Nordlicht - 6.01 pm," a rather striking black and white print. The stark contrast almost feels like a digital glitch, yet it's made by hand. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It vibrates, doesn't it? Like a memory struggling to surface. For me, it's about the ephemeral nature of experience, how fleeting moments leave lasting impressions that are never quite complete. Editor: So, the abstraction isn't a flaw, but the point? Curator: Exactly! Baumgartner captures the essence of the aurora borealis not through perfect representation, but through the feeling it evokes – the rush of seeing something magnificent and knowing it’s gone in an instant. Did you feel a sense of movement? Editor: I did, actually. I hadn't put that together. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure. Art's a conversation, isn't it? Always evolving.