Collective Recollection

People have always gathered themselves and others into groups, whether small, intimate spheres or larger social and political collectives. Since its invention in 1839, photography has been used to form notions of who belongs—and who doesn’t—in a given moment, with amateur and professional photographers alike capturing these accounts as personally meaningful keepsakes and significant historical documents. Nearly 60 works in Collective Recollection create and recall various collective identities and experiences, encouraging viewers to consider who has the power to shape the representation of selfhood.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.