Overview
The Family of Migrants is inspired by the legendary exhibition The Family of Man, an ode to humanity created by photographer and curator Edward Steichen, that opened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1955. This book features around 200 photographs and will show the most striking photography that tells universal, timeless stories of human existence, such as departure, journey and arrival, and themes like family, loss and love. Among the hundreds of images are iconic as well as unknown photos by, among many others, Lewis Hine, Chien-Chi Chang, Abbas Attar, Robert de Hartogh, Wang Fuchun, Dorothea Lange, Stephan Vanfleteren, Ara Güler, Leonard Freed, Ata Kandó and Ishiuchi Miyako. With text contributions by Joumana El Zein Khoury, Stine Jensen, Hanneke Mantel, Rim Battal, Rodaan Al Galidi, Danny Ramadan, Anke Reitz, C Pam Zhang and Asma Khan. Book accompanying the inauguration of the FENIX museum in Rotterdam on May 16, 2025. All pictures from the book will be on display at the exhibition of the same name.
Full Product Details
Author: Joumana Khoury ,
Anke Reitz ,
Hanneke Mantel ,
Stine Jensen
Publisher: Hannibal Books
Imprint: Hannibal Books
Dimensions:
Width: 24.00cm
, Height: 3.50cm
, Length: 31.00cm
Weight: 2.126kg
ISBN: 9789464941562
ISBN 10: 9464941561
Pages: 322
Publication Date: 02 May 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""...features a selection of the most striking photography on the subject of migration, bringing together 194 photographs from 55 countries taken by 136 photographers."" -- ""FAD Magazine, exhibition review"" ""...features hundreds of photographs of migrants organized into three sections: departures, journeys and arrivals. Among them are Alfred Stieglitz's 1907 image of passengers on a ship from the United States to Europe, and John Moore's 2018 color photo of a toddler from Honduras who cried beside her mother as they were detained by border guards in Texas. The installation, and accompanying book, with more photographs, was inspired by Edward Steichen's famous 1955 photo book, ""The Family of Man,""....which also sought to universalize human experiences across the globe through photography.""-- ""The New York Times, exhibition review"" ""...offers artistic, historical and individual perspectives on the topic of migration from the very spot where, in the 19th century, millions of emigrants departed on ships to North America."" -- ""MSM, Exhibition Review"" ""This ambitious presentation gathers 194 photographs taken by 136 photographers across 55 countries, offering a global perspective on migration through a mix of documentary images, portraits and journalistic photography sourced from international archives, museum collections, image banks and newspapers..... [it] seeks to highlight the commonalities in migration experiences across time and geography, emphasizing its universality as a fundamental human condition."" -- ""The Observer, exhibition Review""
Author Information
With text contributions by Joumana El Zein Khoury, Stine Jensen, Hanneke Mantel, Rim Battal, Rodaan Al Galidi, Danny Ramadan, Anke Reitz, C Pam Zhang and Asma Khan.
