Derrynan I 1967

Editor: Here we have Harold Cohen's "Derrynan I", its date is unknown. It looks like a printed work with orange and purple hues. What do you make of the materials and the process that went into creating this image? Curator: It’s fascinating to consider the production. The printmaking process itself—the labor, the mechanical reproduction—democratizes the image, moving it away from the preciousness of a unique artwork. What about the dot matrix pattern? Editor: It reminds me a bit of early digital printing methods. Curator: Precisely! This challenges traditional notions of artistic skill. Cohen seems interested in dissolving boundaries between the handmade and the machine-made. I wonder what role technology played in its making? Editor: That's something I hadn't considered, thanks! Curator: Thinking about the means of production opens up a richer understanding.