Chute 1975

Curator: Stanley William Hayter, born in 1901, created this eye-catching print, titled "Chute," sometime before his death in 1988. Editor: Oh, wow, that's dynamic! The colours practically vibrate, like energy hurtling through space. Gives me a bit of vertigo, honestly. Curator: Yes, it evokes powerful, even primal forces. Note the recurrent diagonal lines; they remind me of ancient celestial maps charting trajectories, almost like pre-Columbian star charts. Editor: I see what you mean, but it also feels intensely modern, almost industrial. The shapes make me think of fragmented machinery or maybe circuitry—a technological descent rather than a cosmic one. Curator: Perhaps both! Hayter aimed to capture movement and energy, blending Surrealist automatism with scientific precision, resulting in a fusion of the ancient and the modern. Editor: Well, whatever it is, it's definitely got me thinking about how we're all just hurtling through time and space. A bit unsettling, but beautiful too. Curator: Indeed; it's a visual poem on gravity, destiny, and the human condition.