Discover the art of photography in context

• Mario Giacomelli (1925-2000)

Residents and streets of Scanno, Abruzzo, rendered in expressive black-and-white through deliberate motion blur and reworked tonal balance.

• Paula Luttringer (1955)

Allegory of the bureaucratic orchestration of violence during Argentina’s dictatorship, rendered through the imagery of slaughter as a ritualized, dehumanizing process.

• Sally Mann (1951)

Family life in rural America through photographs of children questions the idea of childhood innocence in relation to cultural norms.

• Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936)

Poetic exploration of East Anglian marshlands, reflecting themes of ephemerality and introspection.

• Koo Bohnchang (1953)

Meditative exploration of Korean cultural identity through photographic representations of Joseon Dynasty white porcelain ceramics.

• Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936)

The authenticity and simplicity of rural life in East Anglia, highlighting the struggles and hardships of the working class.

• Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)

A 30-year-long project documenting over 80 Native American tribes, showcasing traditional customs and lifeways through sepia-toned photogravures.

• Jon Lowenstein (1970)

Aftermath and social fracture following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, documented through rough Polaroid negatives and sober scenes across Port-au-Prince shelters and streets.

• Alec Soth (1969)

American dreams and disillusionments via portraits and interiors structured around metaphors of sleep, journey, and emotional solitude, rooted in the topography of the Mississippi River.

• Polixeni Papapetrou (1960-2018)

Childhood identity between fantasy and adulthood, presented through staged tableaux of masked children in Australian landscapes.

• Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936)

Year-long exploration of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, capturing seasonal changes and the intersection of nature and human life.

• Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936)

The unique environment of the Norfolk Broads, showcasing the intimate relationship between its landscape and the working class.

• Saul Leiter (1923-2013)

Urban visual experience in color, rendered through fragments, foreground obstruction, ambiguous reflections, and selective concealment, principally in New York.