Animal model

Photographers have trained their lenses on animals since the early days of the medium. In Animal model, Photo Elysée examines how their images have informed our attitude toward animals – how we love them, use them or seek to protect them.

The exhibition, organized by theme, invites visitors to reflect upon the role of animals in our visual culture and, ultimately, to question the borders between the human and animal worlds. The photographs on display consist of both major works and anonymous images, from the 19th through the 21st centuries.