Fotoreproductie van een detail van het fresco De vervloeking van Cham naar Benozzo Gozzoli in het Camposanto te Pisa, Italië 1857 - 1900

This is a photographic reproduction by Fratelli Alinari of a detail from Benozzo Gozzoli's fresco, "The Curse of Ham," located in the Camposanto of Pisa, Italy. This image captures a moment rife with interpretations of identity and power. In the original fresco, Gozzoli visualizes a scene from the Book of Genesis. Ham's transgression against his father Noah leads to a curse upon his descendants, a narrative that has been historically used to justify racial hierarchies. Alinari's photographic reproduction invites us to consider how such stories, visualized and disseminated through art, have shaped cultural perceptions of race and lineage. This photographic rendering transforms the fresco’s figures, inviting questions about representation and its consequences. Here, we are confronted with the emotional weight of a story deeply embedded in the history of cultural dominance. While viewing this image, consider the stories that resonate within you, and how they reflect the complex interplay of identity, history, and representation.