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Kısmet

Through the lens of Turkish visual culture

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GIF showing four works by Ogulcan Arslan, Alp Peker, Kivilcim Güngörün and Cansu Yildiran

Foam Talent 2022

Artists shaping the future of photography

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Foam Talent 2021

Celebrating artists shaping the future of photography.

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From the series Facades C Tommy Kha courtesy of the artist.
from the series If Spring Could Feel Ache C Bowei Yang
ARTIS Zoo, the Netherlands, 2019 c Sheng-Wen Lo
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Ara Güler
image of red stone hill
Ece Gökalp
Portrait of a boy wearing a black hat in front of a green gate, with his eyes closed looking up. © Oğulcan Arslan
Oğulcan Arslan
Photo of a house in the Kushmer Highlands in Turkey at night, with flash. The flash lights up the blue night sky. © Cansu Yıldıran
Cansu Yıldıran
Photo of a polaroid photo in front of the Disneyland castle, showing the artist Olgac Bozalp in front of the castle.
Olgaç Bozalp
Collage showing garbage and four times a portrait of a girl upside down. ©Kıvılcım S Güngörün
Kıvılcım S. Güngörün
Self portrait of Alp Peker crying, whilst rolling correction tape over his cheeks. © Alp Peker
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GIF showing four works by Ogulcan Arslan, Alp Peker, Kivilcim Güngörün and Cansu Yildiran

Kısmet: New Perspectives. Four Contemporary Image-makers from Turkey

Portrait of a young white man in front of a blue sky. © Tal Ben Yakir

Empowering the voices of Amsterdam’s youth through photography

The feast inside The Feast Inside from the series Paintings Dreams and Love C Yushi Li and Steph Wilson, courtesy of the artists

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Foam Talent 2021

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Foam Talks

  • Foam Talks about an Armenian statue, an emptied lake, and a fig tree with Ece Gökalp and Larissa Araz

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    11 Sept 2023

  • Foam Talks about Pamcore, fashion trends and meta cringe with Sara Cwynar and Agustina Panzoni

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    10 Aug 2023

  • Talent Talks 2022 with Kata Geibl & Shailoh Phillips

    withArtists
    15 Feb 2023

  • Talent Talks 2022 with Pavo Marinović & Barbara Gregov

    withArtists
    20 Dec 2022
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Image of a woman walking through a field in the Kushmer Highlands at night. © Cansu Yıldıran
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Women of Karadeniz are strong

A Closer Look at the Work of Cansu Yıldıran

Self portrait of Alp Peker crying, whilst rolling correction tape over his cheeks. © Alp Peker
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Playing, protesting and photographing at the same time:

A Closer Look at the Work of Alp Peker

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An interview with Seahorse Parents

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Waves from the Web, 2009 © Anne de Vries, courtesy of the Foam Collection
From the Foam CollectionWaves from the Web, 2009 Anne de Vries, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Untitled, from the series The Afronauts, 2012 © Cristina De Middel, courtesy of the Foam Collection
From the Foam CollectionUntitled, from the series The Afronauts, 2012 Cristina De Middel, courtesy of the Foam Collection
System 8, from the series Kosmos, 2011 © Joris Jansen, courtesy of the Foam Collection
From the Foam CollectionSystem 8, from the series Kosmos, 2011 Joris Jansen, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Sweet Crazies #19, 2011 © Jan Hoek, courtesy of the Foam Collection.jpg
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Kardeşlik from the series Turunç, 2020 © Solène Gün, courtesy of the Foam Collection
From the Foam CollectionKardeşlik from the series Turunç Solène Gün, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Untitled, 2016 © Harley Weir, courtesy of the Foam Collection
From the Foam CollectionUntitled, 2016 Harley Weir, courtesy of the Foam Collection
System 8, from the series Kosmos, 2011 © Joris Jansen, courtesy of the Foam Collection
From the Foam CollectionSystem 8, from the series Kosmos, 2011 Joris Jansen, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Aike, 2016 © Olya Oleinic, courtesy of the Foam Collection
From the Foam CollectionAike, 2016 Olya Oleinic, courtesy of the Foam Collection