I’ll Be Your Mirror, Women’s Self-Portraits from the Collection at Fotomuseum Den Haag

A self-portrait by a woman is often much more than just an image of her face or body. It can be a powerful tool for addressing social issues, experimenting with photographic techniques or exploring her relationship with herself. In the exhibition I’ll Be Your Mirror – Women’s Self-Portraits from the Collection, the museum presents works from the collection by female artists who explore different approaches to photographic self-portraiture.

The exhibition shows intuitively how these artists use the self-portrait to explore or make powerful statements about sensitive themes such as abortion rights, colonial history and body positivity.

The exhibition features works by, among others, Karla Hiraldo Voleau, Mari Katayama, Thania Petersen, Laura Hospes and Hélène Amouzou.