Dimensions: image: 351 x 277 mm
Copyright: © Terry Winters | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: Looking at this untitled print by Terry Winters, I’m immediately struck by how precariously balanced everything feels. There's a sort of contained chaos, isn’t there? Editor: Yes, I agree. The geometric form hovering between those dark, oppressive bars evokes a sense of confinement. It makes me think about systems of control, the structures that contain us. Curator: Or perhaps it’s about the inherent instability of systems? Look at how the lines don’t quite connect, suggesting a fragility, a potential for collapse. The boundaries themselves are not fixed. Editor: That's a really important point. It brings to mind Foucault’s concept of power as dispersed and relational, not just top-down but woven into the very fabric of our existence. Curator: Hmm, I feel that that's an interesting take. For me, it's always like peering into a cell, a microscopic world where everything is interconnected but ultimately… unknowable. Editor: Maybe the bars are less about literal confinement and more about the limitations of representation itself? How can we truly capture the essence of anything? Curator: Well, it certainly gives one something to ponder. Art offers new perspectives, doesn't it? Editor: Exactly. And that's why these conversations matter.
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This work, from a portfolio called Set of Ten, is one of ten etchings based on the paintings Winters was working on concurrently. Winters often revisits ideas in different bodies of work, creating sets and subsets of works that interact with and inform each other. The images in these prints relate to Winters’ various interests in communications technology, social structures and microbiology.