The horizon on 26th of February 2020 (paper wrinkled from snow) 2020

Editor: We are looking at "The horizon on 26th of February 2020 (paper wrinkled from snow)" by Alfred Freddy Krupa, made in 2020. It's ink on paper, and it’s an abstract landscape. The wrinkled paper gives it an interesting texture... What strikes you most about this work? Curator: The paper itself becomes a crucial element, doesn't it? Not just a surface, but an active participant. It dictates how the ink bleeds and spreads, controlling the outcome, mimicking perhaps the uncontrollable nature it seeks to represent. We must consider the specific type of paper. Is it handmade? What's the history of its production? Editor: I see your point about the paper influencing the ink... Is that wrinkle natural? I had assumed it was part of the piece! It also seems to blend a sort of traditional medium like ink drawing with this very specific date of 2020 in the title. It sort of roots it to the time. Curator: Exactly. Consider the socio-economic context of 2020. The global disruption, the limitations placed on movement and access to resources. The artist uses simple materials. There are layers of consumption: ink and paper, mass-produced items, contrasted with unique handmark. Is the title almost a label for consumption? Or is there any deeper meaning? The red stamp draws attention to the method and origin and process. Does this horizon give us new context for viewing production within landscape painting? Editor: The contrast between mass-produced materials and handmark, or perhaps just handmade paper, is really interesting given the artist. So in this, landscape tradition meets a specific historical moment in our global, capital-driven economy. Curator: Precisely. It asks us to question the relationship between the artist's hand, the materials at their disposal, and the wider world shaping their creation. Art, and its means of making, doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Editor: This piece, for me, has unveiled the impact of process, materials, and society, which I found really interesting, giving the landscape meaning beyond the medium. Curator: Agreed. The dialogue it establishes between technique, landscape, and society provides plenty to ponder.