Ivory Black 

Curator: Before us is "Ivory Black", a manufactured pigment housed in a glass jar by Hatfield's Color Shop. It presents as stark, almost melancholic. Editor: The materiality strikes me first. This isn't some ethereal concept, but ground pigment. What processes were involved in creating this colour? What raw materials? Curator: That contrast – the rich, dense black contained within the transparency of glass – creates a fascinating interplay of form and containment. Editor: Indeed, even the label's typography speaks to a history of production, distribution, and consumption. Think of the artisan hands involved. Curator: And yet, its monochrome essence evokes a certain minimalist aesthetic. What is the value of pure pigment, of just one colour? Editor: I am left thinking about the labor and resources required to produce even one jar of pigment, and how it connects to the larger story of industrialisation. Curator: A singular colour reveals multiple layers of meaning through form. Editor: And it reminds us that art is, fundamentally, made.