Tower of London 1972 - 1973

Curator: This is Comte Régis Guy de Bouvier de Cachard's "Tower of London," held here at the Tate. I'm interested in how the artist uses the landscape as a social and historical record. Editor: Wow, there's almost a sense of decay and melancholy hanging over those pale pinks and blues. The Tower feels ghost-like, separated from us by these skeletal branches. Curator: Indeed. Considering the Tower's history as a site of imprisonment and execution, the artist may be subtly referencing power dynamics and the relationship between the monarchy and its subjects. Editor: Perhaps. To me, it’s more of a mood, a feeling of looking back at something that’s changed, something distant but still looming in the collective memory. Curator: I agree, the personal and political can be so intertwined. It really makes you consider how we engage with such a historically charged landmark. Editor: Absolutely. I guess art helps us process places as much as see them.