Horst Castle 

Editor: Here we have "Horst Castle," a small etching by an artist from the British School. The lines are so delicate. I'm curious, what stands out to you when you look at it? Curator: I'm drawn to the etching process itself. The labor involved in creating this image, the acid biting into the metal, the deliberate mark-making – it all speaks to a specific means of production. Consider the paper too, its availability, its cost. Editor: So, you see the materials and the labor as central to understanding the work? Curator: Precisely. It invites us to consider who had access to such materials and skills, and how images like this circulated within a particular social and economic context. Editor: That's a different perspective than I expected, very insightful. Thank you. Curator: My pleasure. It’s all about digging into the how and why of its making.