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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, 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.
The Family of Migrants ist inspiriert von der legendären Ausstellung The Family of Man, einer Ode an die Menschlichkeit des Fotografen und Kurators Edward Steichen, die 1955 im Museum of Modern Art in New York eröffnet wurde. Das Buch umfasst rund 200 Fotografien und zeigt die eindrucksvollsten Bilder, die universelle, zeitlose Geschichten der menschlichen Existenz erzählen, wie Aufbruch, Reise und Ankunft, und Themen wie Familie, Verlust und Liebe behandeln. Unter den Hunderten von Bildern befinden sich sowohl ikonische als auch unbekannte Fotos, unter anderem von Lewis Hine, Chien-Chi Chang, Abbas, Robert de Hartogh, Wang Fuchun, Dorothea Lange, Stephan Vanfleteren, Ara Güler, Leonard Freed, Ata Kandó und Ishiuchi Miyako. Mit Textbeiträgen von Joumana el Zein Khoury, Stine Jensen, Hanneke Mantel, Rim Battal, Rodaan al Galidi, Danny Ramadan, Anke Reitz, C Pam Zhang und Asma Khan. Begleitbuch zur Einweihung des FENIX-Museums in Rotterdam am 16. Mai 2025. Alle Bilder des Buches werden in der gleichnamigen Ausstellung zu sehen sein.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
Illustrationen
166 Illustrations, black and white; 34 Illustrations, color
Maße
Höhe: 319 mm
Breite: 247 mm
Dicke: 38 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-94-64941-56-2 (9789464941562)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Joumana El Zein Khoury (b. 1975) is executive director of World Press Photo. She was formerly director of the Prince Claus Fund. El Zein Khoury was born in Lebanon. She studied in New York and Paris and now lives in the Netherlands.
Anke Reitz (b. 1981) was curator of photography at the Centre National de l’Audiovisuel (CNA) in Luxembourg. There, she oversaw the Steichen Collection, including the exhibition The Family of Man.
Hanneke Mantel (b. 1995) is head of exhibitions and collections at Fenix and curator of The Family of Migrants. She is responsible for the museum’s permanent and temporary exhibitions, collection and publications.
Stine Jensen (b. 1972) is a philosopher, writer, columnist and programme maker. She writes books for adults and children. Stine Jensen emigrated from Denmark to the Netherlands at a young age.
Rodaan Galidi (b. 1971) is an author and poet. He was born in Iraq and has lived in the Netherlands since 1998. His novel Two Blankets, Three Sheets is based on his experiences in Dutch asylum seekers’ centres.
Ahmad Danny Ramadan (b. 1984) is an author and advocates for the rights of refugees belonging to the LGBTQ+ community. In his memoir Crooked Teeth, he describes how he had to flee Syria and build a new life in Canada.
Rim Battal (b. 1987) is a poet, journalist and artist. She is the author of the poetry collections Vingt poèmes et des poussières and Latex. Battal was born in Morocco and now commutes between Paris and Marrakech.
Asma Khan (b. 1969) is a restaurateur and cookbook author. She was featured with her London restaurant, Darjeeling Express, in the Netflix series Chef’s Table. Khan was born in India and moved to the UK with her husband.
C Pam Zhang (b. 1990) emigrated from China to the United States at a young age. She is the author of the bestsellers How Much of These Hills Is Gold and Land of Milk and Honey.
8 The Family of Migrants
Hanneke Mantel
10 Connections
Anke Reitz
12 Complexity is Richness
Joumana El Zein Khoury
24 Deportation
Asma Khan
104 Woman, Life, Freedom
Stine Jensen
116 Knight of Hearts
Danny Ramadan
222 Here's What Will Happen
Rim Battal
228 Lines and Lines and...
C Pam Zhang
242 A Window onto Their History,
Which is Also Ours
Rodaan Al Galidi
