Small Intaglio-Carved Marble Plaque c. 1963

Editor: Here we have Eduardo Chillida's Small Intaglio-Carved Marble Plaque, a monochromatic work in stone. It has an almost architectural feel to it. What strikes you about this piece? Curator: It's interesting how Chillida uses a traditional material like marble in a way that questions its conventional use. The intaglio process—removing material rather than adding—speaks to a reductive act, a kind of industrial negation. How does that making process inform your understanding? Editor: It feels like a deliberate removal of the material's inherent preciousness. It makes you think about the act of carving and the labor involved. Curator: Exactly! It shifts the focus from the final form to the process of production itself. Seeing the negative space as equally important is key.