We Are Family, a group photography exhibition opened in Bologna on February 4, 2026 at L’Artiere Bookshop, as part of the ART CITY Bologna programme.
In a historical moment marked by conflict, instability, and a growing sense of isolation, We Are Family offers a timely reflection on the idea of family as a relational structure in constant transformation. The projects by Martina Bacigalupo, Angela Cappetta, Lois Conner, Kristen Joy Emack, Amy Friend, Greg Miller, Andrea Modica, Scott Offen, and Cheryle St. Onge move beyond the concept of the traditional nuclear family to include chosen families, educational communities, and bonds built over time through care, shared work, and everyday closeness.
The works tell intimate stories lived from within, where photography is not limited to representation but becomes a tool for relationship, presence, and responsibility. Family thus emerges as a micro-society founded on trust and solidarity: a space for growth and transformation, but also a fundamental resource for building a sense of belonging today.
We Are Family contributes to the international debate on new forms of affective community and on the role of photography as an ethical and participatory practice, offering a sensitive and necessary perspective on how, despite everything, it is still possible to move forward together.
ART CITY Bologna White Night: 7 February 2026, 5–10 pm
Exhibition runs until: 12 April 2026
L’Artiere Bookshop
via Petroni 22a
40126 Bologna BO, Italy
https://www.lartiere.com/
