[title page] 1973 - 1974

Curator: This is Ian Tyson’s “[title page]”, a suite of six screenprints inspired by a postcard fragment from Illiers-Combray. Editor: It strikes me as starkly graphic, almost like a document. The high contrast emphasizes the interplay of text and image. Curator: Indeed. Tyson is drawing on Proust’s themes of memory and place, using the postcard itself as a symbolic artifact. The text becomes a visual element. Editor: The screenprint medium reinforces this idea. The flatness and precision create a sense of removed observation. It’s as if we're studying a memory rather than experiencing it. Curator: Precisely. The postcard becomes a vessel carrying layers of cultural and personal significance. The imagery and text combine to evoke the past. Editor: The restricted palette adds to the contemplative mood, encouraging us to pause and sift through those layers. An intriguing visual exploration.