Exhibition view, Can Love Be a Photograph – 40 Years of Inez & Vinoodh at Kunstmuseum Den Haag. Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.

The exhibition Can Love Be a Photograph? by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin at Kunstmuseum Den Haag unfolds as a visual diary spanning four decades, where photography becomes a form of connection. Rather than following a linear narrative, it moves through thematic constellations, allowing images from different periods to enter into dialogue.

Their work exists between art and fashion, where aesthetics meet identity. Through digital experimentation and emotionally charged imagery, they challenge the notion of reality, creating a world that feels both familiar and subtly uncanny.

The experience unfolds as a flow of portraits, bodies, and moments – images that do not simply capture, but transform. The recurring motif of the kiss, the fluidity of identity, and the intensity of presence shape a narrative where emotion comes before image.

More than a retrospective, the exhibition reads as a statement: that photography is not just documentation, but an act of attention and connection – a way of seeing, and of recognising the other.