Chart, Approximation/Assumption 20 - 1899

Editor: So, this is Paul Rowell’s "Chart, Approximation/Assumption." It's undated, but the image includes May 20, 1899. It looks like calculations and assumptions related to trains. I'm struck by how technical it seems, yet presented as an image. What do you make of this unusual piece? Curator: The beauty, I think, lies in that tension. It's a collision of art and engineering. The meticulous calculations, almost poetic in their precision, become a visual language. Do you see it as a purely functional document, or does it transcend that? Editor: I see what you mean. The date also makes it feel like a historical document of early engineering. Thanks for your insight! Curator: My pleasure! It's a piece that invites us to rethink the boundaries of art itself.