The face

"The Face" is a comprehensive academic book that explores the appearance, forms of representation, and meanings of faces. It highlights how faces are perceived as the most expressive part of the human body and what inferences can be drawn about personality, character, and emotional state from them. In 26 essays, various aspects of the face are examined, from historical portraits to modern phenomena such as selfies and advertising images. The contributions provide in-depth insights into the cultural and social contexts associated with the representation of faces and demonstrate how these representations influence our perception of identity and belonging. The book serves as a companion to the exhibition at the German Hygiene Museum in Dresden and offers a well-founded engagement with a topic that concerns us all.