The Camera Never Lies: Challenging images through The Incite Project
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This exhibition took place from 18 May to 20 October 2024
Joining the Sainsbury Centre’s six-month long investigation into What is Truth? was a dynamic exhibition re-evaluating the most iconic images of the past 100 years. The Camera Never Lies: Challenging images through The Incite Project exploreD the impact and influence photography has had on shaping – and in some cases distorting the narrative of major global events.
Featuring more than 100 works by legendary photographers including Don McCullin (b.1935), Stuart Franklin (b.1956), Robert Capa (1913-1954) and Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), as well as modern practitioners, this extensive exhibition charted a global century of iconic documentation and manipulation.
Sometimes seen as superior to text, photographs are now a mainstay of how the media and the public consume events such as war, famine, and celebrity. But is what people see a true reflection of the reality?
The first part of the exhibition explored how single photographs have come to represent and define events through their repeated use in print journalism, and how narratives are shaped by them during and long after the events have occurred. The second part of the show then examined how modern practitioners of photography are using research to inform their imagery, and how they work with much more agency than in the previous century, as now the person behind the lens has more control than the picture editors at newspapers.
Curated by Harriet Logan and Tristan Lund, the works in this exhibition were drawn from The Incite Project, a private collection of photojournalism, documentary photography and photographic art with a remit to support contemporary practitioners.
This exhibition was part of our 2024 What Is Truth? Season
Content Note: Please be aware that some works in this exhibition contain disturbing imagery, including depictions of death, violence, sexual violence, and emaciated figures. We recommend visitor discretion and encourage you to explore the exhibition at your own pace.
Image: Richard Mosse, Poison Glen, 2012 © Richard Mosse
Quote: Jago Cooper
From the exhibition
