Grand Bazaar, Constantinople 1927

This is Louis Conrad Rosenberg’s print, Grand Bazaar, Constantinople. Look at all those lines, marks made by hand, mapping out the architecture in the image, the grandeur of the Bazaar… I can just imagine the artist there, trying to make sense of it all. It’s like he’s using the lines to build up what he sees, slowly, bit by bit, like a puzzle. The marks seem to mimic the crowded chaos of the place, so dense! Rosenberg makes marks that let the light in from above. He makes dark marks to create depth. This reminds me how artists are always responding to the world around them. It's not just about copying what's there but feeling it, thinking about it, and then finding a way to show that through the marks they make. And what they leave out is just as important as what they put in, right? What stories can you see in the image? What conversations and exchanges can you imagine taking place? There’s no right or wrong answer. Enjoy the mystery.