Hailun Ma

Keerthana Kunnath

Martin Parr

Myriam Boulos 

Julia Kochetova - War is Personal

Lisetta Carmi

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, a major solo exhibition of the internationally renowned artist Nadav Kander. Over more than three decades, Kander has created some of the most celebrated images in contemporary photography, including portraits of Barack Obama, Rosamund Pike and David Lynch for publications such as The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker and TIME. 

 traces the threads that connect his work: a deep concern with the fragility of human existence, the passage of time, and the quiet intensity of everyday life.  

Diver, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, 1997 (from the series God's Country)

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Yibin I (Bathers), Sichuan Province, China, 2007 (from the series Yangtze – The Long  River)

David Lynch I, Los Angeles, USA, 2007

Nadav Kander

In September 2026, Hailun Ma presents her first major solo exhibition outside China, inviting visitors into a world where fashion becomes a lens for social observation. Recognized as one of the most influential voices among China’s new generation of image-makers, Ma turns her camera toward the gestures, styles, and relations that shape everyday life in Xinjiang.

Kashi Youth

Kashi Youth, Uruklyn

Uruklyn, 2024

 the first museum solo exhibition of Lebanese photographer Myriam Boulos, recipient of the 19th Foam Paul Huf Award. Bringing together an intimate and deeply personal body of work, largely made in her hometown of Beirut. Boulos turns her camera towards the spaces, bodies and intimate encounters that exist beyond the immediately visible. Her photographs explore sexuality, desire and fantasy, while reflecting on the ways bodies and land are shaped by systems of power and oppression. 

What's Ours, 2019

Sexual Fantasies, 2021

Foam 3h presents the first museum exhibition of photographer Keerthana Kunnath. For her debut series Not What You Saw, Kunnath has been photographing female bodybuilders in Kerala, South India. 

The images show women flexing their muscles against the backdrop of Kerala's lush landscapes, combining physical strength with a softness rarely associated with the sport. Through her work she opens up a conversation about gender, sexuality and mental health, topics that are rarely discussed openly in her homeland of India.

Bodybuilders for Tilfi, 2026

Jannath with school kids, 2026

Stronger, 2024

Bhumika, 2024

Home Mounir Raji

Middle East Archive

 and Foam are united by a belief in the power of photography to preserve, connect and reveal new perspectives. This year, Middle East Archive and Foam join forces to present two exhibitions in Amsterdam-West: at the creative space MAQAM and at Mercatorplein.

brings together the work of multiple artists. At Mercatorplein there is a solo exhibition, showcasing the work of Yomna El Beyaly titled 

In Her Own Way / شوية وراجعة. 

Next year, Foam and Middle East Archive will continue collaborating by presenting a group exhibition at the museum. Middle East Archive is a publishing platform dedicated to reimagining and celebrating the visual narratives of the Middle East and North Africa. 

Image from the series In Her Own Way

Mercatorplein and MAQAM

Amizmiz, Marocco 2025

Yumna's wedding, Amman, Jordan 1993

Kurdistan 1991

Nun with the Blowing Veil, Convent of Saydat Al Nouriyeh, Chekka, Lebanon, 2008

Photographer Steffi Reimers returns to Foam to present her publication 

 of the same name, which was on view at Foam in 2023–2024. On Thursday 5 November, Reimers will discuss the making of the photobook with Foam curator Aya Musa.

, Reimers explores Calabria’s shadowed past and the influence of the ’Ndrangheta. Her haunting photographs of Aspromonte National Park are interwoven with accounts of kidnappings, killings and disappearances, alongside expert insights and reflections on the challenges of documenting a landscape shaped by silence and secrecy.

Published by Lannoo, the book will be available for purchase at Foam’s bookshop.

Unsolved - Guilty Grounds, 2023

Foam Cafe

Spread from Guilty Grounds, 2026

Guilty Grounds, 2026

Guilty Grounds

Book launch Steffi Reimers - Guilty Grounds

Are you curious about photography that goes beyond simply capturing what you see? Step into this walk-in workshop inspired by the artist 

Moving between the staged and the spontaneous, Ma’s images reveal how people present themselves, and how culture is worn, shared, and reimagined.

Ma’s work allows the images to speak before they are explained.

Kazakh Bride, 2019

Foam studio 1 & 2

Xinjiang Fashion Guide, 2019

The Flicker Phase, 1950

Hailun Ma Walk-in workshop

Nadav Kander photographs landscapes that feel both familiar and strangely alien. From the banks of China’s Yangtze River to the shores of the River Thames and places marked by history, his work explores how time, history and human influence shape the world around us. Through atmospheric images, Kander evokes emotion and a sense of timelessness, drawing attention to the quiet details, shadows and silences that often go unnoticed.

Chongqing IV (Sunday Picnic), Chongqing Municipality, China, 2006 (from the series  Yangtze – The Long River)

Water III, part 1, 2 & 3 (Shoeburyness towards The Isle Of Grain), England, 2015 (from the series Dark Line  The Thames Estuary)

Nadav Kander Walk-in workshop

Enhance your visit to Foam with a Free Guided Tour. Every 

 on Saturday, you’re welcome to join one of our tours: in Dutch at 11:00 hrs and in English at 12:00 hrs. No extra ticket is needed, participation is included with your museum admission.

Our experienced museum teachers challenge you to look closely and form your own opinion on the photography in the museum.

During the Free Guided Tour, you will visit the exhibitions in a group of at most 15 people. The museum teacher strikes a balance between posing questions and providing information, helping you discover the story of the photographer, the subject and the context of the exhibitions together.

Free Guided Tour, 2022

Free Guided Tour

Photography is best discovered in your own language. During these interactive tours in Dutch sign language, you will talk about the exhibitions in the museum with our tour guide and the other participants. Our deaf museum teacher asks different questions that challenge you to take a better look while teaching you more about photography.

Nadav Kander
The edge of things

Hailun Ma
Hometown

Myriam Boulos
A Collective Diary: Sexual Fantasies

Keerthana Kunnath
Not What You Saw

Foam x Middle East Archive

Book launch Steffi Reimers – Guilty Grounds

Walk-in workshop
Hailun Ma

Walk-in workshop
Nadav Kander

Free Guided Tour

Free guided tour in Dutch sign language

Nadav KanderThe edge of things

Hailun MaHometown

Myriam BoulosA Collective Diary: Sexual Fantasies

Keerthana Kunnath Not What You Saw

Foam x Middle East Archive

Book launch Steffi Reimers – Guilty Grounds

Walk-in workshop Hailun Ma

Walk-in workshop Nadav Kander

Free Guided Tour

Free guided tour in Dutch sign language

Nadav Kander
The edge of things

Hailun Ma
Hometown

Myriam Boulos
A Collective Diary: Sexual Fantasies

Keerthana Kunnath
Not What You Saw

Walk-in workshop
Hailun Ma

Walk-in workshop
Nadav Kander