Hare 1967

Editor: This is Dame Elisabeth Frink's Hare, held at the Tate. The print feels both powerful and vulnerable to me. What stories do you think this image carries? Curator: The hare is a potent symbol, crossing cultures. What emotional or cultural associations do you have with the animal? Editor: It's so often a symbol of speed, alertness, even fertility. Curator: Precisely. And notice how Frink captures that coiled energy, but also a certain fragility. The earth-toned palette and the exposed lines evoke a rawness, a primal energy. Consider the hare's role in folklore, often a trickster, a survivor. Frink highlights this duality. Editor: I see it now, the strength but also that sense of something hunted, something fleeting. Thank you. Curator: Indeed. Visual symbols are like keys; each opens a different door to understanding.