[no title: p. 196] 1970

Curator: This intriguing mixed-media work by Esq Tom Phillips, held in the Tate collection, presents a visual and textual puzzle. Editor: My immediate impression is one of fractured landscapes and obscured narratives; the phrases "bound toge" and "keep enough future" are intriguing, suggesting themes of connection and preservation. Curator: Phillips often explores found texts and images, layering meaning through collage and alteration. The meandering white lines almost seem like rivers carving through the pink and green spaces. Editor: Absolutely, and the placement of text fragments feels deliberate, creating a dialogue between the visual and the written. It speaks to the fragmented nature of memory and experience, perhaps a critique of linear narratives. Curator: I see those fragments as talismans, anchoring points within a chaotic world, offering glimpses of hope or warning signs for the future. Editor: Perhaps, but they also function as interruptions, disrupting any cohesive reading of the image and forcing us to question the authority of language itself. Curator: A powerful tension arises between the hopeful fragments and the disrupted space. I find it compelling. Editor: It leaves you thinking about what futures we are keeping, and what stories are being erased.