Exhibition
The retrospective pays tribute to Inge Morath (Graz, 1923 – New York, 2002), documenting a complex body of work inseparable from her remarkable life story.
Photography as a means of exploring reality was integral to Morath’s life. With courage and determination, she established herself in what was then a predominantly male profession, initially submitting photographs to publishers under the pseudonym Egni Tharom. The first woman admitted to the legendary Magnum Photos agency, initially as an editor and then as a full member in 1955, she helped overturn many prejudices through her talent.
Throughout her life, she combined a gift for writing with a talent for photography that set her apart from her colleagues. Curious and tireless, she was driven by a passion for her work and a desire to connect deeply with people. Whether photographing ordinary people or famous figures, her interest was always in the individual as a human being.
She traveled constantly, approaching each journey seriously, seeking to understand local traditions and cultures and studying their languages until, over time, she could speak seven fluently.
Her highly descriptive images reveal a rare ability to analyze context and an extraordinary sensitivity rooted in a profound love of reality and truth.
Morath never simplified the complex or complicated the simple. The photographs shown here are like pages from her life’s diary, as she herself said: “Photography is essentially a personal matter: a search for inner truth.”
The exhibition, included in the 2020 schedules of the Municipality of Milan: Aria di Cultura and The talents of women, is produced by Suazes, Fotohof and Magnum Photos; created with the support of the Austrian Culture Forum, with the support of Rinascente, IGP Decaux media partner.
