Fantastic Rock c. 1875

Editor: Here we have John K. Hillers' "Fantastic Rock," an undated photograph from the Harvard Art Museums. It's a stereograph, which gives it this cool 3D effect. I find the landscape otherworldly. What leaps out at you when you look at it? Curator: Well, the rock formation itself, of course! It looks like some ancient, crumbling castle, doesn't it? It's both monumental and fragile. And consider Hillers's eye – he found this inherent sculpture in the landscape. What does that say about how we define art? Editor: That's a great point! So, it's not just capturing a scene, but framing art within nature? I never considered that before. Curator: Precisely! It’s about seeing art everywhere, if you only choose to look.