NASA One Small Step For Man

01.05.2024 - 25.06.2024
Picture This Gallery

In this exhibition, we are taking you into space. One Small Step For Man features NASA’s original photos from the third moon landing, with the Apollo 14 expedition in 1971. Lonely space explorers walking on the white lunar surface, and a tiny spacecraft floating in deep dark space. All photos are taken by the astronaut crew; Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, and Stuart Roosa, with the specially built Hasselblad space camera. This amazing historical moment is captured in incredible artistic imagery, making them some of the most iconic photos ever taken.

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Lennart Nilsson LIFE cover, 1965

Portrait of an 18-week-old human fetus by Lennart Nilsson. This iconic photo crowned the cover of LIFE Magazine, on April 30, 1965. The issue featured his reportage ‘Drama of Life Before Birth’, which showed the human embryo’s development in the womb.

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Château de Chambord Henry Fox Talbot, 1843

In 1843, pioneering photographer Henry Fox Talbot captured this image of Le Château de Chambord, one of France’s most iconic architectural marvels. Talbot’s photograph, taken using his innovative calotype process, stands as a testament to his groundbreaking contributions to the art of photography.

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Staffan Hallström Ingens Hundar

Staffan Hallström first introduced these enigmatic compositions in his paintings under the title ‘Ingens hundar’ (Nobody’s Dogs) in the early 1950s, and they would follow him throughout his life. As one of Sweden’s most cherished painters of the 20th century, his stray dogs have become an icon in Swedish modern art.