Albany Flats 1977 - 1979

Curator: David Hepher's "Albany Flats" presents a formidable facade. Its support measures nearly two by three meters, emphasizing the monumental scale of the subject. What strikes you most upon seeing it? Editor: It’s strangely intimate. Despite the scale, I’m drawn to the individual windows – like looking into countless tiny lives, each framed by concrete. It's a human hive, beautiful and brutal. Curator: Indeed. Hepher's work often explores Brutalist architecture. Notice how the grid-like composition and the concrete texture create a sense of repetition and uniformity, yet the small variations within each window disrupt any sense of totalizing order. Editor: It feels like Hepher is asking us to find humanity within the machine. Are we just cogs, or can we still hang a colorful curtain, tend a plant on the windowsill? I think he's saying yes, even here, life persists. Curator: An astute observation. The artist's engagement with materiality and form certainly encourages a dialogue about individual expression versus societal structures. Editor: It’s a stark reminder that even within these concrete behemoths, there are stories unfolding. I feel a strange sense of hope looking at it.