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This painting by Fikret Mualla Saygi captures a bustling market scene, full of vendors and customers. Above them hang raw meats. It's a visceral, almost primal display, reflecting the basic human need for sustenance. The market as a meeting place, a place of exchange, is an archetype that spans civilizations. Think of the ancient agora or forum, not just for commerce but for community. The meats hanging overhead might remind you of sacrificial offerings, a motif we see echoed through centuries, from ancient Greece to the modern day. Though the meat is for sale, it carries this echo of sacrifice. The little girl in the center, reaching out, is a compelling detail. She is humanity. There’s a psychological weight to the rawness of the scene, the exposure of the flesh, that engages us on a deep, subconscious level. Such images resurface throughout history, evolving with each telling, yet still resonating with our shared, primal understanding of life, death, and community.