MAY Misty Morning 1976 - 1977

Curator: We're looking at "MAY Misty Morning" by Peter Brook, a landscape now held in the Tate Collections. Editor: It's stark, isn't it? The texture of that stonework and the rough-hewn fence—you feel the weight of the place. Curator: Brook uses the house—almost fortress-like—as a symbol of human presence against the vastness of the moor. The mist obscures, but it also hints at something beyond. Editor: I'm thinking about how those stones were quarried, the labor involved, and the social context that made such a building necessary, that type of craft. Curator: It evokes a sense of longing, perhaps for simpler times, even with that imposing structure. Editor: Yes, it is about survival and endurance, etched in the very materials of the place. Curator: Brook’s ability to imbue landscape with psychological depth is remarkable. Editor: It's a powerful piece. I'm struck by the reality of its construction.