11. Objects, or Groups of Objects, Placed Alternately on Both Hands, Gradually Retiring from the Eye. The Horizon above the Bottom of the View 

Curator: This is "11. Objects, or Groups of Objects, Placed Alternately on Both Hands, Gradually Retiring from the Eye" by Alexander Cozens. Editor: My god, what a mouthful! It feels like peering through a dense thicket, struggling to make out the forms within. It's somehow both chaotic and serene. Curator: Indeed. Cozens, who lived from 1717 to 1786, was quite interested in how landscapes could evoke specific emotions. He was quite the visionary in using blots as a starting point for landscape compositions. Editor: Blots? Like inkblots? It reminds me of Rorschach tests, where you project meaning onto abstract shapes. Is that the idea here? Curator: Precisely! The ambiguous forms invite the viewer to actively participate in creating the landscape. There is a psychological mirroring at play here. Editor: Well, it certainly stirred something within me. I see a craggy mountain range, and feel the weight of history and the impermanence of the natural world. Curator: Yes, and by allowing for subjective interpretation, Cozens taps into the enduring human desire to find meaning and beauty in the unknown. Editor: It makes you wonder what Cozens saw in those original blots, doesn't it? Maybe we're all just seeing a reflection of his, and our own, inner landscape.