Anticoli Hills c. 1953

Editor: This is Peter Lanyon's "Anticoli Hills," a charcoal drawing. It's quite abstract. What strikes me is how the density of the charcoal suggests a raw, almost primal landscape. What do you see in this piece? Curator: I see Lanyon grappling with the very *act* of representation. The charcoal, the physical labor of applying it, becomes the subject. How does the means of production—the charcoal stick itself—shape our understanding of "landscape" here? Editor: So, it's less about the place itself and more about Lanyon's process? Curator: Precisely. The materiality speaks volumes. How does the industrial production of charcoal connect to our consumption and perception of nature? Editor: I never thought about charcoal in that way before, very thought-provoking. Curator: Considering the materials and their connection to wider systems of labor and consumption really changes how we interpret the artwork.