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exhibition

Augusta Curiel - Yere Mi Sten (Hoor Mijn Stem)

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A black and white photo showing a man covering a camera hiddden inside his jacket
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De Ondergedoken Camera

until 2 okt

Scent from Heaven Hien Hoang
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Hiền Hoàng

Garden of Entanglement

until 10 sep

People sitting by water
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Foam 3h: Khashayar Javanmardi

The Caspian ‘Lake’

until 30 nov

Free Guided Tour, 2022 c Foam. Photo Suzanne Waijers
tour

Gratis rondleiding

until 31 dec

woman dancing
event

Afrovism: The Garden of Frequencies

ended 28 aug 2025

B&W two people walking passed eachother
event

Wie bewaart, bepaalt: AI in het archief

4 sep 18:00 CET

Three people lying on a colorful fabric, wearing white T-shirts with printed images, eyes closed, and facing upward.
event

Een Queer Praktijk:

film en fotografie

10 sep 18:00 CET

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Myriam Boulos
talent

Myriam Boulos wint

de Foam Paul Huf Award 2025

The Foam Paul Huf Award is an internationally acclaimed photography prize. It is awarded to artists whose creative vision speaks to our current time and makes a significant contribution to today's photographic community.

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From the Archive: Asia Bistro by Hiền Hoàng

3 min readby Gary Zhexi Zhang

Abstract sculpture of intertwined figures in a blue and white bowl, set against a vibrant red background.
articles
belonging

From the Archive: Golden Boy by Kwabena Appiah-nti

4 min readby Antawan I. Byrd

Shirtless person sitting on a brown leather couch, wearing jeans, with sunlight casting shadows on the wall.
articles
ecology

From the Archive: Waste Identity: Passports for Plastic & Bola Bola Living by Aàdesokan

3 min readby Aya Musa

A large pile of trash, including plastic bottles and bags, is scattered across a valley with green hills and a cloudy sky in the background.

foam magazine

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A shiny red apple with a green leaf sits against a blue sky backdrop with white clouds, casting a shadow on the surface.
magazine

Foam Magazine #67:

The Test of Time

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Aike, 2016 © Olya Oleinic, courtesy of the Foam Collection
The Crossroads from the series My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, 2014 © Paul Bogaers, courtesy of the Foam Collection
w Face, 23 March, Tokyo, Japan, 2015 © Nerhol (Yoshihisa Tanaka & Ryuta Iida), courtesy of the Foam Collection
Pink Ladies and Pear, 2012 © Daniel Gordon, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Paper Girl 2, from the series World, 2010 © Ina Jang, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Platon, from the series Infra, 2010 © Richard Mosse, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Paper #1 from the series Building Images, 2010 © Isabelle Wenzel, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Foam 3h Bruno Zhu - New Arrivals, 2015 © Foam, image by Christian van der Kooy
Bouquet V, 2008 © Scheltens & Abbenes, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Observatoire VIII (Pulpit 2), 2013 © Noémie Goudal, courtesy of the Foam Collection
System 8, from the series Kosmos, 2011 © Joris Jansen, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Maldoror #6, 2014 © Jean-Vincent Simonet, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Demande en marriage, from the series Ekaterina, 2012-16 © Romain Mader, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Deborah, from the series Week– End, 2009 © Alex Prager, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Waves from the Web, 2009 © Anne de Vries, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Evimde from the series Turunç, 2020 © Solène Gün, courtesy of the Foam Collection
White Charcoal, 2016 © Sofia Borges, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Untitled, from the series The Afronauts, 2012 © Cristina De Middel, courtesy of the Foam Collection
Boys of Walthamstow, 2018 © Tyler Mitchell, courtesy of the Foam Collection

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