Doors! 

Curator: Andy Goldsworthy’s drawing, aptly titled "Doors!", presents us with a fascinating interplay of geometric forms sketched on paper. I am immediately drawn to its understated quality; the bare outlines against the white background, suggest a sense of preliminary thought, a conceptual space yet to be fully realized. Editor: My initial thought goes toward the functionality it lacks. "Doors!" is rendered almost clinical with these carefully plotted shapes—circles containing points within a stark trapezoid. There is a bureaucratic aspect to this work, which reads as a social diagram as much as an aesthetic one. How can we unpack this feeling of… planned access? Curator: Let's explore the materials. This is simply graphite on paper. There’s no extravagant or precious element here. Instead, it evokes the tools and mindset of a draftsman, an architect perhaps. Goldsworthy highlights his intentions in his craft, creating something seemingly provisional yet containing inherent value in its expression of potential, of structure. Editor: Agreed. It speaks to control over landscape versus harmony within it, typical of societal forces. It is a series of portals—concentric circles and trapezoids—demarcating social passages, determining who or what is contained and excluded. Is this about how social status or even gender determine access? Curator: Perhaps. Although the use of simple forms allows viewers the chance to see themes relevant in many circumstances and social groups, even subconsciously. We might be invited to fill it in, adding to its geometric frame with ideas or emotions taken from our experiences. Editor: So, we agree on Goldsworthy using the barest tools available to deliver a reflection of how materials meet idea, which may trigger uncomfortable reminders that architecture is rarely neutral: someone designed every threshold that affects who may pass. Curator: In all, the stark aesthetic, the contrast between its careful lines, and what they infer allows many views while making astute references to a long past of making. Editor: A poignant snapshot using simple, suggestive forms. A clever provocation around power and access using a geometric key.