Oxford Gardens III 1977

Editor: Here we have Ivor Abrahams' "Oxford Gardens III." It's giving me a quiet, almost melancholic feel, like a secret garden in winter. What do you make of it? Curator: It whispers of follies and forgotten grandeur. The column, stark against the foliage, isn't just a structural element; it's a phantom limb of a more elaborate past. Doesn't it feel like a stage set waiting for actors long gone? Editor: I see what you mean! Like a play about to begin, or end. So, is it about memory, then? Curator: Perhaps. Or about how nature reclaims what humans leave behind. The "garden" is pushing back, slowly swallowing the rigid geometry of the column. What do you think Abrahams is trying to say? Editor: That nature is eternal, and architecture ephemeral? It's a thought-provoking piece. Curator: Indeed, it's a testament to the enduring power of suggestion in art.