Castle in Spain c. 1925 - 1929

Curator: Wyndham Tryon's "Castle in Spain" presents a stark, almost theatrical landscape, a study in contrasts of light and shadow rendered in ink. Editor: It feels…lonely. The castle looms, but the little houses huddle together, as if for warmth or protection. Gives me the shivers. Curator: The perspective invites us to consider power dynamics, the castle's dominance over the village and its inhabitants, echoing historical class divisions. Editor: Maybe it's not about dominance, but…permanence? That castle has probably seen empires rise and fall. The houses below, they're just trying to survive. Curator: Perhaps. Tryon’s use of line, though, seems less about romanticizing history and more about questioning its impact on the present. Editor: I think it's a little of both. It's like a ghost story, isn’t it? Both beautiful and deeply unsettling, all at once. Curator: Indeed. This piece compels us to examine how the past continues to shape social and political landscapes. Editor: And to wonder what stories those stones could tell if they could talk.