[no title: p. 36] 1970

Editor: This is a print from an artist known as Esq Tom Phillips. It's called "[no title: p. 36]" and is held at the Tate. It has this almost dreamlike quality, with words floating in soft green blobs against a pink background. What do you make of it? Curator: Dreamlike indeed, or maybe even like peering into someone's mind. The isolated words—"lamp, disturbance," "hidden, niece"—feel like fragments of thoughts, don't they? Phillips often uses found texts, altering them to create new meanings. It's a bit like subconscious poetry. What do you think the pink and green contribute? Editor: Maybe a sense of calm? It’s interesting how those colours make me feel even though the words themselves suggest a sense of disturbance. Curator: Precisely! It is a testament to how colour and form can both contradict and amplify meaning. It’s a fascinating push and pull, isn’t it?