![[no title] by Gabriel Orozco](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fd2w8kbdekdi1gv.cloudfront.net%2FeyJidWNrZXQiOiAiYXJ0ZXJhLWltYWdlcy1idWNrZXQiLCAia2V5IjogImFydHdvcmtzL2E1ZmQ1NGMxLWJiZGEtNGMyNi05NzBhLTVjMzBhNDMzODA5MC9hNWZkNTRjMS1iYmRhLTRjMjYtOTcwYS01YzMwYTQzMzgwOTBfZnVsbC5qcGciLCAiZWRpdHMiOiB7InJlc2l6ZSI6IHsid2lkdGgiOiAxOTIwLCAiaGVpZ2h0IjogMTkyMCwgImZpdCI6ICJpbnNpZGUifX19&w=3840&q=75)
Dimensions: image: 200 x 165 mm
Copyright: © Gabriel Orozco, courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery, NY | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This untitled print by Gabriel Orozco is quite intriguing. It has the appearance of weathered stone. What symbols do you see within this textured surface? Curator: Look closely. Do you perceive a tension between the seemingly random marks and the rigid geometry of the square? This interplay resonates with the concept of entropy. Editor: Entropy, as in, a system's gradual decline into disorder? Curator: Precisely. The image becomes a potent symbol for the inevitable decay of structures. It invites contemplation on time and the fragile nature of our existence. Editor: That gives me a completely new perspective. I was so focused on the texture, I missed the deeper meaning. Curator: Art reveals more each time we look.
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This is one of a suite of twelve prints in a portfolio entitled Polvo Impreso meaning ‘printed dust’. The images were created by pressing layers of lint onto soft ground etching plates and printing the resulting texture, using the chine collé technique, onto natural Gampi (a very thin paper) laid on Fabriano Tiepolo paper. The portfolio was printed by Jacob Samuel, Santa Monica, USA and published by the artist and Editions & Artists’ Books Johan Deumens, Heemstede, the Netherlands. Tate’s copy is the twenty-second in the edition of twenty-five plus seven sets of artist’s proofs. Ten copies are bound books; the remaining fifteen are in loose portfolios, presented in a box. Tate’s is one of the loose portfolios.
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