Double Double Crosses 2000

Editor: This is Bob Law’s "Double Double Crosses," a print from 2000. The stark white lines on a black background are so striking. What do you see in this piece? Curator: The cross, a symbol laden with meaning across cultures, appears doubled, questioning its singularity. Do you notice the imperfection of the lines? Editor: Yes, they seem hand-drawn, almost shaky. Curator: That imperfection humanizes the symbol, making it less rigid. It invites us to consider the cross not as a fixed dogma but as a mutable signifier. What emotions does that evoke? Editor: It feels more vulnerable, open to interpretation. I hadn't considered the lines themselves as carriers of meaning. Curator: Precisely. It’s in these subtle details that the artist reshapes our understanding of inherited symbols. Editor: I see the cultural memory at play here now!