INVISIBLE GENIUS: VIVIAN MAIER

A mysterious woman with a Rolleicord camera in hand, roaming the streets of Chicago. A French-accented nanny, fiercely private, photographing obsessively — but showing her work to no one. For decades, no one knew the name Vivian Maier. Today, it’s written into the history of photography. Her postmortem fame raises questions about artistic intent, legacy, and the life of women in the arts.

Born in New York in 1926, Maier spent her life capturing America in the second half of the 20th century — from quiet working-class neighborhoods to major political moments — always with a sharp eye for detail and emotion. Her archive, discovered only after her death in 2009, contains over 100,000 negatives, film reels, and audio tapes. Her style? A social history in stills — subtle, unsentimental, and beautifully composed.

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