{"id":248968,"date":"2026-04-17T17:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/?p=248968"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:37:29","slug":"can-love-be-a-photograph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/can-love-be-a-photograph\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Love Be a Photograph?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Exhibition view, Can Love Be a Photograph &#8211; 40 Years of Inez &amp; Vinoodh at Kunstmuseum Den Haag. Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"2056\">The exhibition Can Love Be a Photograph? by <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Inez van Lamsweerde<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Vinoodh Matadin<\/span><\/span> at <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kunstmuseum Den Haag<\/span><\/span> 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.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2339\">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.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_248958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-248958\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-248958 size-large img-responsive img-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5-1-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5-1-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5-1-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-248958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><em>Inez &amp; Vinoodh, Well Basically Basuco is Coke Mixed with Kerosine&#8230; \u2013 The Face Magazine, 1994<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"2341\" data-end=\"2642\">The experience unfolds as a flow of portraits, bodies, and moments &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2644\" data-end=\"2839\">More than a retrospective, the exhibition reads as a statement: that photography is not just documentation, but an act of attention and connection &#8211; a way of seeing, and of recognising the other.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_248964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-248964\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-248964 img-responsive img-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kentrikh-13-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kentrikh-13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kentrikh-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kentrikh-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kentrikh-13.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-248964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Exhibition view, Can Love Be a Photograph &#8211; 40 Years of Inez &amp; Vinoodh at Kunstmuseum Den Haag. Photo: Gerrit Schreurs<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_248960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-248960\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-248960 size-large img-responsive img-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_1776436016587-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_1776436016587-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_1776436016587-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_1776436016587-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_1776436016587.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-248960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Exhibition view, Can Love Be a Photograph &#8211; 40 Years of Inez &amp; Vinoodh at Kunstmuseum Den Haag. Photo: Gerrit Schreurs<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exhibition view, Can Love Be a Photograph &#8211; 40 Years of Inez &amp; 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. 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