Cologne Cathedral Window 2007

Editor: So, this is Gerhard Richter's "Cologne Cathedral Window," created in 2007. It’s this massive, dazzling stained-glass window made up of thousands of pixel-like squares. My first thought is...unexpected! It's a cathedral window, but so abstract. What do you see in this piece that maybe I'm missing? Curator: It sings to me of echoes. Echoes of the past, in the bones of the cathedral itself, a testament to centuries. And Richter, playing with the echoes of modernism. The pixels, you see, like fragmented memories. Each square, a moment, a colour, reflecting light both earthly and divine. Do you feel the tension, that conversation between the ancient and the utterly now? Editor: Absolutely, I get that push and pull. It's like, tradition completely deconstructed. Is it… disrespectful at all? Curator: Disrespectful? Or a bold reimagining? A question, perhaps, more than an answer. I feel it bowing to the tradition but challenging it at the same time, demanding to be reinterpreted. Like faith itself, constantly evolving. Think of it as an elaborate digital rosary if that helps... Editor: Digital rosary, I like that! It kind of makes it feel accessible, you know? Not so...untouchable. I was a bit intimidated by its grandeur. Now, I'm intrigued by how contemporary it feels inside such a classic setting. Curator: Grandeur need not be a barrier, my dear. It can be an invitation. A cascade of colourful possibility... I think I saw myself somewhere in that window... lost among the pixels and the light! But that is a different story. Editor: So true! Thank you! Now I’m ready to spend more time gazing into it!