• Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879)

A 19th-century photographic interpretation of Tennyson’s poems, presenting ethereal tableaux vivant that embrace imperfections to convey richly layered allegorical narratives.

• Masahisa Fukase (1934-2012)

A two-decade photographic study of family life, combining personal history, theatrical staging, irony, and performative elements to examine change and continuity.

• Eikoh Hosoe (1933-2024)

Gender relationships, sexuality, and power dynamics through fragmented representations of the body through high-contrast black-and-white compositions.

• Helmar Lerski (1871-1956)

Study of identity fluidity and perception through a series of 175 portraits of a single individual created with mirrors and natural sunlight.

• Helmar Lerski (1871-1956)

Anonymous working-class individuals, photographed with dramatic lighting techniques and stripped of social context, to evoke a universal essence.

• Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne (1806-1875)

Pioneering exploration of facial expressions through electro-physiological stimulation and photography.