

Liesbeth Ouwehand is curator of photography. She specializes in (historical) photography and photography of Southeast Asia in particular.
Previously, Liesbeth worked as a curator of South and Southeast Asian photography in the Leiden University Library, where she was responsible for the photo collections of the Kern Institute and KITLV. She’s interested in the materiality of photographs and the context that this materiality gives to photos and photo albums. Her current research focuses on ethical issues regarding online presentation of (colonial) war photography.