A Humument Supplement I 1972

Curator: We are looking at A Humument Supplement I by Esq Tom Phillips, part of the Tate Collections. It presents a series of altered book pages. Editor: It's like peering into someone's dream journal—fragmented, layered, a bit unsettling. The high contrast and altered text really create a sense of mystery. Curator: Indeed. Phillips uses a process of erasure and collage, intervening on the pages of a Victorian novel to create new meanings. The composition, with its structured grid of altered pages, emphasizes the act of deconstruction. Editor: I love how he's taken something familiar, a book, and completely transformed it. There's a rebellious energy here, a playful disregard for traditional forms. Curator: The juxtaposition of text and image creates a visual poem, inviting us to question the relationship between language and meaning. Editor: It makes you wonder about all the stories hidden within stories, doesn't it? Almost like a secret code waiting to be deciphered. Curator: A fascinating work, disrupting our conventional expectations of text and image. Editor: Definitely food for thought! A visual puzzle with an intriguing narrative.