Epiphany, Palm Sunday, and Adam & Eve 

Editor: This wood engraving by Eric Gill, titled "Epiphany, Palm Sunday, and Adam & Eve," presents three distinct scenes vertically. The stark black and white contrast gives it a very medieval feel. What symbolic weight do you see carried in these images? Curator: Gill layers potent narratives here. Note the Epiphany, a moment of divine revelation, sits atop Palm Sunday, Christ's arrival as a king, which then sits atop Adam & Eve, our original fall from grace. It’s a fascinating visual argument about innocence, sacrifice, and redemption. Editor: So, the arrangement isn’t arbitrary? It’s a deliberate connection? Curator: Precisely. Each scene echoes and informs the others, binding human frailty to divine intervention. Think of the cultural memory embedded in Christian iconography, each image sparking associations, fears, and hopes. Editor: That definitely gives me a new perspective on how images create these lasting connections. Curator: Indeed. Gill's work becomes a mirror reflecting our deepest cultural narratives.