 |
Modernity
has many faces. Throughout the 19th century, a new perception developed
alongside economic, social and political revolutions: the increased
value of human life. Mankind began to live longer and better, and photography
ensured that people’s true image – not the painted fiction of an artist
– remained long after their deaths. |
 |
|
It
is a period of strong optimism. Humans have increased their ability to
kill, but they have also expanded their knowledge of healing and living.
It has not been easy. Sometimes science is guided by intuition and prejudice
and the diffusion of information goes against the interests of the authorities.
Wars are the best testimony of the contradictory sentiments of this new-found
sensitivity. |
