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Läkaren och livet

Ostermans Marmorhallar|1960|Vetenskapsfotografi, Vetenskapshistoria

In connection with the 150th anniversary of the Karolinska Institutet, the exhibition 'Läkaren och livet' is being held in Stockholm. It features some of Lennart’s earliest images of embryos and fetuses. At the time, he was in the midst of compiling his photographic material on human development under the working title 'The Human'.

Embryo, 25 dagar efter befruktning, 1960. ©Lennart Nilsson/SPL

But of course, he is aware that the task is not merely coldly scientific, but also poignant: to use a camera to depict how life comes into being.

Kurt Bergengren, “Den osedda människan”, Aftonbladet 3 april 1961, s 2

  • Embryo, 5 veckor efter befruktning, 1960. ©Lennart Nilsson/SPL
  • Tidningen Se, 8 december 1960
  • Äggcell, 1958 ©Lennart Nilsson/SPL
  • Embryo, 5 veckor efter befruktning, 1960. ©Lennart Nilsson/SPL
  • Tidningen Se, 8 december 1960
  • Äggcell, 1958 ©Lennart Nilsson/SPL