L'Escargot

Geoffrey Heptonstall

Geoffrey Heptonstall returns in the Thread with a collection of essays inspired by Henri Matisse’s L’Escargot. Go down into the labyrinth. You will find a discussion about art, darkness, tragedy and memory with Francois Gilot, Jean-Paul Sartre, Stéphane Mallarmé, Jean Cocteau, Horace and Aristotle amongst many other guests.

3. Out of Time

Geoffrey Heptonstall

Curiosity, if not fate, invites us to find our way down. There, in the shadows of our thoughts, lies the feeling that...

2. Going Underground

Geoffrey Heptonstall

When we go down into the heart of things what do we find? At first it is very dark. There are voices in the distance...

1. Following the Snail

Geoffrey Heptonstall

L’Escargot by Henri Matisse is large and immediately apparent to any Tate Britain visitor...