Leerlooierijen langs de Morge in Maringues 1902

This albumen print shows the tanning factories along the Morge in Maringues. You can see the layering, the way the image develops, much like how a painting comes together, bit by bit. There’s a real material presence in this work. The sepia tones are warm, enveloping, and suggest the feel of a different time, which I find really beautiful. Look at the buildings to the left. I love the way the artist’s eye moves up those layers of balconies and wooden supports, creating a kind of rhythm. It's almost like a musical score; the eye hops up and down these different levels. Delizy's work reminds me a bit of Eugène Atget, who also captured the look and feel of a particular place. Art is a conversation, after all, a way of seeing and interpreting the world that’s always changing, always evolving. There’s a kind of openness in this image, an invitation to wander and to see.