[Brick architecture in Lübeck] c. 1930s

Editor: This photograph, "Brick architecture in Lübeck," attributed to Laurence Feininger, shows a street scene in sharp black and white. The buildings loom large, casting long shadows, creating an almost dreamlike quality. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It's a study in contrasts, isn't it? The stark inversion of light and shadow gives it an unsettling, almost ghostly feel. I see the architecture as almost breathing. Is it a warning, a remembrance, or a study? Editor: So it's more than just documentation? Curator: Oh, absolutely! The lone figure walking down the street adds a human element. We wonder where they are going, where they have been. It is as if Feininger is asking us to complete the narrative. Editor: I never thought of it that way. This really makes you think. Curator: Exactly! Art that makes you question…that's the good stuff.