The opacity of images is a collection of renewable visual sources inside Alterlibrary's Catalogue of renewable images

The opacity of images that could have a documentary purpose. Images sediment fragments of reality, individual and collective points of view, and cultural values. How do we read them?

Opacity is generally understood as the quality of being impenetrable or resistant to full comprehension—something we can’t see through entirely. In the context of images, the Opacity of Images refers to the notion that photographs, illustrations, or visual materials are never completely transparent conveyors of meaning or truth. Instead, they contain layers of interpretation, cultural baggage, and subjective viewpoints that render them partially inscrutable. This opacity prompts us to question not only what we see but also how we see—and whose perspectives are shaping the act of looking.