Jerusalem 

Editor: This is "Jerusalem" by Jean David. The mixed media drawing is awash with color, but it gives me a slightly chaotic, fragmented feeling. What do you see in this piece? Curator: Chaos is a great starting point. It buzzes with a kind of… ecstatic disarray. It makes me think of the layers of history, the stories piled upon stories, physically represented in the urban sprawl. The lines fight for dominance over blocks of bright ink washes, like memory wrestling with the present. Can you see how he's used the ink almost like watercolor, diluting it so much it barely whispers? Editor: Yes, and the colors create these unexpected combinations, right? It feels very expressive, rather than literal, almost like an abstract expressionist's daydream of a city. Curator: Exactly! A daydream or perhaps a fleeting memory. Consider the title—Jerusalem—and then think about the intensely personal relationship people have with such loaded places. Do you see any specific architectural details that point towards it being truly Jerusalem? Editor: Not really. It feels more like a feeling *of* a place, rather than a portrait *of* it. Curator: Beautifully put. It avoids cliché, transcends literal depiction and ventures into a space where feelings, memories, and dreams collide. Perhaps he isn't just showing us Jerusalem, but offering us a window into how it feels to *be* in Jerusalem, in one's heart. Editor: I hadn't thought about it that way before! Thanks, I see so much more now. Curator: My pleasure. That feeling, that elusive sense of *being*, that’s what makes art sing, doesn't it?