Close Enough presents works by twelve female photographers from the renowned Magnum Photos agency and examines the complex relationship between the artists and their subjects. The title questions the well-known quote by Magnum co-founder Robert Capa: "If your pictures aren't good enough you're not close enough", and expands it to include an examination of trust, complicity and emotional closeness. The term "closeness" is understood here not only in the physical sense, but as a multi-layered game of distance, intimacy and power relations that goes far beyond the visible.
On display are works by Olivia Arthur, Myriam Boulos, Sabiha Çimen, Bieke Depoorter, Carolyn Drake, Nanna Heitmann, Susan Meiselas, Cristina de Middel, Hannah Price, Lúa Ribeira, Alessandra Sanguinetti and Newsha Tavakolian. Their photographs range from long-term collaborations to precise observations of social processes and take an in-depth look at questions of representation, identity and the reflection of social and political tensions. Each photographer provides individual insights into these complex relationships through their work.
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