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In Conversation with Marina Abramović
Foam Magazine’s Managing Editor Katy Hundertmark talks to iconic performance artist Marina Abramović about her relationship with photography and the efforts she has made to preserve her work through photography over the years. Where does the collaboration between performance and camera start, and where does it end?
5 min readby Katy Hundertmark
Studio Visit: Khashayar Javanmardi
Foam curator Claartje van Dijk and artist Khashayar Javanmardi explore his project The Caspian, on show at Foam until 30 November, and the things that matters most in his creative process.
Studio Visit offers a look at the artistic practices, workspaces, and latest projects of contemporary photographers.
5 min readby Claartje van Dijk
Test of Time: American Gothic by Gordon Parks
To celebrate Foam’s 25th anniversary, Foam Magazine’s latest issue Test of Time features a special section in which some of the most esteemed thought-makers in the photography world were invited to choose one image they think will stand the test of time and why.
3 min readby Deborah Willis
Test of Time: Gaza Beach by Samar Abu Elouf
To celebrate Foam’s 25th anniversary, Foam Magazine’s latest issue Test of Time features a special section in which some of the most esteemed thought-makers in the photography world were invited to choose one image they think will stand the test of time and why.
3 min readby Elisa Medde
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Hajar Benjida: Atlanta Made Us Famous
In 2021, Hajar Benjida was selected as one of 20 Foam Talents – young artists shaping the future of photography. Now her acclaimed series Atlanta Made Us Famous returns to Foam in expanded form, transforming the museum’s walls into an immersive evocation of Atlanta’s strip club scene.
Foam Talent now brings new developments and fresh work to the forefront from previous Foam Talents.
5 min readby Aya Musa
In search of solitude with Steffi Reimers
From Prudhoe Bay to Homer, Steffi Reimers crosses Alaska to trace stories of solitude, resilience, and transformation. Asking, ‘Why leave everything behind for such extremes?’ she discovers the most meaningful moments come when you relinquish control.
Visual Diary is a behind-the-scenes look at the work of photographers—capturing their methods, experiences, and the stories behind the images they create.
4 min readby Steffi Reimers
Test of Time: Slowly and Then All at Once by Andy Sewell
To celebrate Foam’s 25th anniversary, Foam Magazine’s latest issue Test of Time features a special section in which some of the most esteemed thought-makers in the photography world were invited to choose one image they think will stand the test of time and explain why.
3 min readby Tim Clark
Hotel Immagine by Simone Donati
A hotel dedicated to a saint, Berlusconi devotees, and Facebook as a site of congregation: Donati exposes the performance and spectacle of landscapes of devotion across religion, politics and beyond.
From the Archive highlights previous writings on photography from Foam Magazine to cast light on current topics and ongoing debates in the world of photography and beyond.
4 min readby Jörg Colberg
Ramos by Julio Bittencourt
Closing in on bodies dripping with heat, sweat and water, Bittencourt dives in and becomes part of the crowd at Rio de Janeiro’s artificial Ramos beach where temperatures can reach 42 degrees Celsius.
From the Archive highlights previous writings on photography from Foam Magazine to cast light on current topics and ongoing debates in the world of photography and beyond.
4 min readby Thyago Nuguiera
Test of Time: Depredations by Yana Kononova
To celebrate Foam’s 25th anniversary, Foam Magazine’s latest issue Test of Time features a special section in which some of the most esteemed thought-makers in the photography world were invited to choose one image they think will stand the test of time and why.
4 min readby Daria Tuminas
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