Scribble 1994

Editor: We're looking at Karin Sander's "Scribble," a small, almost entirely blank sheet. It appears to be paper of some kind. What is the significance of the materiality here? Curator: The 'nothingness' is precisely the point. Sander forces us to confront the raw materials and labor typically hidden in art production. What is the paper's source? Who manufactured it? Editor: So, it's less about the artistic gesture and more about the systems that allow art to exist at all? Curator: Exactly. Consider the commodification of even the most basic materials. Does the “blankness” critique the art market itself, inviting us to question the value we place on objects? Editor: I hadn't considered the market aspect. That really changes how I see it.