[no title: p. 65] 1970

Editor: This work by Esq Tom Phillips, from "A Human Document," uses text and image in such a unique way. The words almost form a little path. How do you interpret this piece, especially considering its focus on language? Curator: It's fascinating how Phillips reclaims existing text, a Victorian novel in this case, and disrupts its original meaning. The chosen words, like "vanity" and "strong imagination," hint at power dynamics and social constructs embedded within the source material. How does this selective highlighting challenge the authority of the original text, do you think? Editor: It's like he's pulling out hidden meanings and creating a new narrative. Curator: Precisely. And by isolating phrases related to appearance and societal expectations, he's perhaps critiquing the very values that the novel upholds. It makes you consider how language itself can be a tool of both oppression and liberation. Editor: I hadn’t considered how subversive this act of reclaiming text is. Thanks for expanding my view!