Heidelberg 1970

Curator: This is Dieter Roth's print, "Heidelberg," from the Tate collection. It's a landscape, but not quite as you'd expect. Editor: It feels otherworldly, almost radioactive with its unusual color palette. What's going on there? Curator: Roth was fascinated by process, by decay. He manipulated the printing process, layering colors that clash and vibrate against each other. He lets chance into his art. Editor: So, it's not really about Heidelberg the place, more about Heidelberg the idea, seen through Roth’s very specific lens? Curator: Exactly. It is a landscape refracted, felt, almost like a memory fading and reforming. It is a reminder that nothing stays still. Editor: I'll definitely look at landscapes differently now. What an eye-opener. Curator: Roth always had that effect, didn’t he? A touch of controlled chaos.