The camera and us presents a selection of works from Royal Danish Library's photo collections, which contain several million images. The theme is human as a motif, and the exhibition asks what photography does to our perception of ourselves and our ideas about each other.
The daguerreotypists, as history's first photographers were called, fascinated the world with the new invention in 1839. Never before had anyone seen themselves reproduced in such detail and so quickly. The well-liked images were perceived as pure magic, and suddenly the art of portraiture was no longer reserved for society's elite. Photographs of people spread throughout the world, and today they are everywhere.
For almost 200 years, the medium has become our most important means of communication and remembrance, while at the same time it has developed as a special art form. In The camera and us, the story is told based on different forms of photography, which all have in common that they characterize today's visual culture. From the first precious portraits created on silver-plated metal plates to the image stream of the digital age running through public and private life.
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The Black Diamond
The Black Diamond