Colophon 1988

Editor: This is "Colophon" by Terry Winters. It’s an etching, with handwritten text alongside cellular-looking spheres. It has a scientific yet artistic feel, but also a sense of documentation. What is your interpretation? Curator: It makes me consider the power structures embedded in knowledge production. The print medium makes it accessible, but who controls the means of reproduction? Does Winters critique or participate in this? Editor: That’s a fascinating angle. I hadn’t considered the tension between accessibility and control inherent in printmaking. Curator: Consider also the organic forms juxtaposed with the rigid grid of text. Does this reflect a tension between nature and culture? Editor: I see that now! The cellular shapes feel like a challenge to the text’s authority. Curator: Exactly. It's about questioning established hierarchies of knowledge and representation. Editor: I’ll never look at an etching the same way again! Curator: Precisely the point, to see beyond the surface and engage with the underlying narratives.