Indian Red 

Curator: This is “Indian Red,” a manufactured pigment from Charles Roberson and Co. It presents as a humble jar containing a powdery pigment. Editor: There's an undeniable stillness. I feel a certain… reverence, looking at what held the potential for so many possibilities, so many artworks. Curator: It's a grounding color, isn't it? Earthy, warm, like baked clay. Yet, there’s a complex history associated with its origins and name, linked to colonial practices. Editor: Absolutely. The color card is a nice counterpoint in this image, though. It’s like seeing the whole spectrum of creative impulse laid out next to its primal source. Curator: Yes, a reminder of the tangible origins of art, perhaps, and the stories pigments tell. Editor: It's certainly made me think about the power held within simple materials.