What can a potato tell us about ourselves? The potato is cultivated almost everywhere, and globally cherished as an important part of local food cultures. Ana Núñez Rodríguez set out on a quest to unearth local ‘potato stories’ across the world, including her own childhood memories and her migratory trajectory between Spain, the Netherlands and Colombia.

The real discovery, 2020

Foam

Upside Down, 2020

Who conquered who?, 2020

The red bags are used for the seeds, 2021

Underground Beauty, 2021

For years and years, 2020

Potatonality test

Ana Núñez Rodríguez

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

For over 75 years, the photographers of Magnum Photos have not only created photographic icons on both major events and hidden stories but have simultaneously worked on commission. The exhibition 

Open for Business - Magnum Photographers on Commission

 shows a side of Magnum that the general public is hardly aware of, and with which its photographers rarely promote themselves. In eight chapters, the audience is taken on a variety of commercial assignments: from 

 group assignments for governments to the hippest fashion photography; and from chic publications for major industries to reporting in the service of NGOs.

Gucci makeup fashion shoot, Brooklyn, New York City, USA, 2019

A young actor working with the Fani Raghman Ani group, an association defending human rights in Tunisia, showing a taffoo on his back saying ’freedom’ in Arabic. Tunis, Tunisia, 2017

Humanitas dementia centre hairdresser, Deventer, Holland, 2019

Mexico, 2018

New York City, USA, 1953

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Moscow, 2016

Marilyn Monroe in the Nevada desert going over her lines for a difficult scene she is about to play with Clark Gable in the film “The Misfits”, Nevada, USA, 1960

From the series Tell The Trees To Smile

Magnum - Open For Business

, an exhibition by self-taught photographer Mous Lamrabat (Morocco, 1983). Beauty and a sense of hope are central to Lamrabat’s work. His work is exhilarating and at times a confronting fusion of his diasporic life, using beauty and humour to create powerful new narratives related to sensitive issues like racism, religion and women’s rights. In

, the artist shares a message of love through a colourful and eclectic visual experience.

Mashallah with extra cheese, 2021

Luv Ryders, 2021

Slow it down, 2017

X-Rated#1, 2017

Warning, 2021

Mous Lamrabat

This exhibition at MAQAM in Amsterdam-West is an extension of Lamrabat's current solo show 

 at Foam. The world of Lamrabat is a place where life is at peace and people are loved, no matter where you are from or where you are going. This experience is conveyed when entering the exhibition: you step into the colourful and eclectic haven the artist has created. 

Without rules or restrictions about right or wrong, East or West, strange or normal, each image can be seen and experienced as a story in itself; a scene of Mous Lamrabat’s fantastic world. The artist invites playfulness and a different way of looking at images; he has superimposed his photographs in lenticular prints and printed them on skateboards which visitors are invited to use.

MAQAM

Mous Lamrabat at MAQAM

Are you between 17 and 26 years old and do you have a passion for photography and storytelling? Sign up for the Foam Forward programme led by photographer and film maker Fidelio 

 and learn to develop your own artistic vision. During this programme, you will be guided in creating your own visual language by producing a small magazine. The zine focuses on telling a story and developing your own photographic vision.

The Foam Forward programme consists of a series of 6 workshops. The workshop will start on Thursday 2 June. After that, it will take place weekly on Thursdays from 19:00 to 21:00 hrs. 

Included in the workshop is a visit to creative space MAQAM and Galerie Mercatorplein, free access to Foam and the production costs of your magazine.

From the film Naomi Sharon - 1991, 2020 

From the series Menino de Praia Santa, 2019 

Design your own magazine and develop your artistic vision

Workshopreeks Foam Forward

by Mous Lamrabat in a unique way. Based on the expertise of young students, they will guide you through the exhibition with short interactive assignments.

The tour guides of Foam Forward all participated in a long term educational project at Foam. The students have a big heart for Foam and feel it is important to take visitors through the exhibition in their own refreshing way.

Opening Mous Lamrabat & Magnum Photographers, 2022

Liz Johnson Artur - of life of love of sex of movement of hope

Foam Forward Tour Mous Lamrabat

 is a collection of memorable photographs. The portraits come from the period from 1846 to 1954, when Suriname was still a Dutch colony. Together they cover almost a century of Surinamese history. The family photos and stories show the extent to which Surinamese people, under Dutch administration, migrated to all corners of the world. They often found their partner elsewhere, in places like Aruba, Curaçao or Bonaire, in the former Dutch East Indies, the Netherlands or North America. The strength of this collection of personal photos, therefore, lies in the many different connections that stretched all over the world.

Gaitri Sweeb 

Piare-Parabirsing

Gaitri-Sweeb 

Lievendag-Overeem 

Lang-Kort 

Surinaamse Trouwportretten

This spring, Foam will collaborate with Pakhuis de Zwijger on their ongoing 

series. In this special three-part series, we will connect the exhibited artists at Foam with two other experts.

In this third edition, we welcome artist Mous Lamrabat whose work is currently on show in 

 at Foam. Moderator Dymphie Braun will talk with Mous about his work and his take on the worlds he discloses. With guest speaker 

Pakhuis de Zwijger

Foam x Pakhuis de Zwijger:  Mous Lamrabat

Foam x Pakhuis de Zwijger: Mous Lamrabat

In a series of online courses, we offer practical advice on how to navigate working on assignments in the photo-media industry. The series offers an insight into best practices, tips and tricks. With guest speakers Tara Pixley and Rozette Rago.

This online course dives deeper into the topics discussed in 

Navigating the Media Industry - Media Perspective 

San Francisco Mayor London Breed photographed at a rally marking the first anniversary of Vicha Ratanapakdee's killing, photographed for Stand With Asian Americans, a non profit organisation.

Online (via Zoom)

People on the balcony of a house in Ahrweiler. On the first day after the flood, the extent of the destruction was difficult to assess, so there was a disastrous shortage of equipment and emergency personnel in the flooded area. Ahrweiler, July 15, 2021

Workshop: Photo Commissioning Practices

For many photographers today – and especially for those whose practice is documentary - accepting and pursuing commissions and assignments within the media industry helps to build and contribute to a sustainable career. Through a series of talks and online courses, we will take a closer look at the dynamics of this industry. 

Sign up for the conversation on 17 August and learn more about how to navigate the territory between your own practice and the media industry at large. This second edition will focus on working on assignments from the perspective of the photographer.

we will dive deeper into the subject during the online course 

Collaborations, Collectives & Copyright (link online soon).

From the series I can’t stand to see you cry

Archive of Public Protests

Navigating the media industry - Photographer's Perspective

Magnum On Assignment - Zooming In 2

Do you want to photograph the streets of Amsterdam and improve your creativity and photography skills? Foam's weekly Street Photography Course starts on 3 September. In four weeks, you will work towards a personal series of street photos.

Every week, we focus on a different aspect of street photography. You will get a specific assignment as a starting point and will obtain lots of tips along the way. Since you learn the most when you practice, we will spend most time dedicated to taking photos and working on your series. In the end, all results will be discussed within the group to learn to look critically and to find your own style.

Foam 3h:
Ana Núñez Rodríguez Cooking Potato Stories

Free Guided Tour

Open for Business
Magnum Photographers on Commission

Mous Lamrabat
Blessings from Mousganistan

Mous Lamrabat
Blessings from Mousganistan-West

Design your own magazine and develop your artistic vision

Interactive Tour:
Mous Lamrabat Blessings from Mousganistan

Surinamese Wedding Portraits

Foam x Pakhuis de Zwijger: Mous Lamrabat

Photo Commissioning Practices

Navigating the media industry - Photographer's Perspective

Street Photography Course

Foam 3h: Ana Núñez Rodríguez Cooking Potato Stories

Free Guided Tour

Open for BusinessMagnum Photographers on Commission

Mous LamrabatBlessings from Mousganistan

Mous LamrabatBlessings from Mousganistan-West

Design your own magazine and develop your artistic vision

Interactive Tour: Mous Lamrabat Blessings from Mousganistan

Surinamese Wedding Portraits

Foam x Pakhuis de Zwijger: Mous Lamrabat

Photo Commissioning Practices

Navigating the media industry - Photographer's Perspective

Street Photography Course

Foam 3h:
Ana Núñez Rodríguez Cooking Potato Stories

Open for Business
Magnum Photographers on Commission

Mous Lamrabat
Blessings from Mousganistan

Mous Lamrabat
Blessings from Mousganistan-West

Interactive Tour:
Mous Lamrabat Blessings from Mousganistan