Industrial Hole 2 by  Tim Head

Industrial Hole 2 1997

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Dimensions: image: 468 x 604 mm

Copyright: © Tim Head | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate

Curator: Tim Head's image, simply titled "Industrial Hole 2," gives me a feeling of unease. What's your take? Editor: It's stark, isn't it? That crimson field, like a stained cloth with a void punched through it—reminds me of damaged memory. What do you think of the shape of the hole itself? Curator: Ah, yes. The "hole" itself, suggestive of industrial architecture, maybe even teeth? I sense a sort of biting, consuming quality about it. The fabric suggests vulnerability. Editor: Indeed. It speaks to the unseen forces that shape our world, the industrial grinding away at something delicate. I find it incredibly evocative, a quiet scream perhaps. Curator: A scream, definitely. It's as if absence itself is given form. I feel haunted, but also compelled to look closer. Editor: It holds our gaze, doesn't it? Even after we've moved on, the image lingers, a question mark etched into our minds.

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