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Se människan (Behold man)

Albert Bonniers Förlag|1973|Böcker, Vetenskapsfotografi

In the book Se människan (Behold Man), published in 1973 by Albert Bonniers Förlag, Lennart Nilsson’s images depict the structure and functions of the human body.

Inside the eye, we see how light is refracted through the cornea and the lens to a point on the retina. This very remarkable image was taken using a very powerful wide-angle lens that captures more than half a turn. Stockholm 1967 ©Lennart Nilsson/SPL

Lennart Nilsson has a legendary level of perseverance. The countless hours he has spent at the microscope and camera to capture exactly the right image are beyond measure.

From the foreword to Se människan (Behold man)

Translations of the book Se människan (1973)
The spongy bone of a vertebra. The white structure is part of the cartilage in the intervertebral disc. The trabeculae form patterns in different directions, 1970. ©Lennart Nilsson/SPL
Catalogue for the exhibition Visible & Invisible – Science’s New Images. Moderna Museet in Stockholm, March 17 – May 6, 1973.
Catalogue for the exhibition Visible & Invisible – Science’s New Images. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, December 21, 1973 – February 17, 1974.

Translations of the book Se människan (1973)
The spongy bone of a vertebra. The white structure is part of the cartilage in the intervertebral disc. The trabeculae form patterns in different directions, 1970. ©Lennart Nilsson/SPL
Catalogue for the exhibition Visible & Invisible – Science’s New Images. Moderna Museet in Stockholm, March 17 – May 6, 1973.
Catalogue for the exhibition Visible & Invisible – Science’s New Images. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, December 21, 1973 – February 17, 1974.

The cell—the smallest functional unit of life—is presented first. The egg—the largest human cell—followed by its fertilization and subsequent divisions. The various functions and organ systems are then presented in turn: the folds of the brain, the beating of the heart, the breath of the lungs, the circulation of the blood…

Se människan (Behold man)

Lennart Nilsson has a legendary level of perseverance. The countless hours he has spent at the microscope and camera to capture exactly the right image are beyond measure.

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