Mous Lamrabat, Moms see everything, Collectie Fotomuseum Antwerpen, 2021/43/1 © Mous Lamrabat

Who do you call family? And how do you record your personal history? We all use photography to sketch a picture of our family and pass on stories to future generations. For the exhibition Families, we delve into the FOMU collection in search of family photographs.

You will discover historical photo albums and photographs by contemporary artists who challenge the traditional family portrait. These artists and photographers explore the complexity and sometimes discomfort of family relationships. They rewrite history and create intimate photographs that are often missing from the classic photo album. This creates a dialogue between the past and the present, between what we cherish and what we dare to question. ​

With more than 200 photographs from the FOMU collection by artists including: Hélène Amouzou, Emmy Andriesse, Diane Arbus, Camille Orso Caël, Julia Margaret Cameron, Lynn Cohen, Bieke Depoorter, Mayara Ferrão, , Seiichi Furuya & Christine Furuya-Gössler, Youqine Lefèvre, Diana Markosian, Amatus Harry Nevejans, Giulia Niccolai, Bertien van Manen and Carmen Winant.

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