Foam presents a podcast series around the exhibition Foam Talent 2020. Listen to Foam Talks: Talent Edition to dive deeper into the portfolios of this year's Foam Talents.

The ninth episode of Foam Talks welcomes photographer Alba Zari. The starting point of the conversation is Zari's project The Y, that is currently on show in Amsterdam. Next to The Y, we will also dive into Occult, the new project that Alba Zari is currently working on.

Foam produced this episode as part of a special series of podcasts on the occasion of Foam Talent 2020. Each episode focusses on one artist aiming to evoke a conversation around their approach, offer an insight into the discourses surrounding a specific project, contextualizing it within the photography field while not forgetting the personal stories and dreams behind it. In addition, each conversation features a special guest that has a shared professional or personal connection to the artist. The encounters are moderated by Mirjam Kooiman, curator of this year's Foam Talent exhibition.

From the series The Y

The ninth episode of Foam Talks welcomes photographer Alba Zari. The starting point of the conversation is Zari's project The Y, that is currently on show in Amsterdam. Next to The Y, we will also dive into Occult, the new project that Alba Zari is currently working on.

Foam produced this episode as part of a special series of podcasts on the occasion of Foam Talent 2020. Each episode focusses on one artist aiming to evoke a conversation around their approach, offer an insight into the discourses surrounding a specific project, contextualizing it within the photography field while not forgetting the personal stories and dreams behind it. In addition, each conversation features a special guest that has a shared professional or personal connection to the artist. The encounters are moderated by Mirjam Kooiman, curator of this year's Foam Talent exhibition.



Podcast

The Y with Alba Zari

Alba Zari

The Foam Talent programme and the annual Talent issue of Foam Magazine are supported by The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, the VandenEnde Foundation and the Niemeijer Fund.

Foam Talent is made possible by Kleurgamma Fine-Art Photolab, Starframe, Oschatz Visuelle Medien and the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.

Foam Magazine is sponsored by Igepa Netherlands BV, supplier of excellent paper.

Foam is supported by the VriendenLoterij, Foam Members, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, the VandenEnde Foundation and the City of Amsterdam.

In 2021 Foam receives additional support from the Mondriaan Fund and Kickstart Cultuurfonds.

Foam presents an all-access online exhibition celebrating the works of young artists shaping the future of photography.

 Foam Talent 2020 | Digital

Join us on Wednesday 21 October for the opening night of Foam Talent 2020 | Berlin at K&uuml;hlhausBerlin.

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In&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deutscheboersephotographyfoundation.org/">Deutsche B&ouml;rse&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.deutscheboersephotographyfoundation.org/">Photography&nbsp;Foundation</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.co-berlin.org/">C/O Berlin</a>,&nbsp;Foam&nbsp;invites you to the opening evening of the exhibition <a href="/museum/programme/foam-talent-berlin-2020">Foam Talent 2020 | Berlin</a>.
Foam presents the exhibition&nbsp;Foam Talent 2020 with works from a new generation of visual artists&nbsp;at K&uuml;hlhaus Berlin from&nbsp;22 October - 1 November.
Each year, Foam invites photographers to submit their portfolios via the&nbsp;<a href="/talent/foam-talent-call">Talent Cal</a>l, an international search for exceptionally talented photographers under the age of 35.&nbsp;This year 19 artists were selected as Foam&nbsp;Talents 2020: A&agrave;desokan (Nigeria), Sofia Borges (Brazil), Adji Dieye (Senegal/Italy), Rahima Gambo (Nigeria), Karla Hiraldo Voleau (France/Dominican Republic), Beno&icirc;t Jeannet (Switzerland), Luther Konadu (Canada/Ghana), Matthew Leifheit (United States), Douglas Mandry (Switzerland), Philip Montgomery (United States), Camillo Pasquarelli (Italy), Simone Sapienza (Italy), Micha Serraf (Zimbabwe/South Africa), Hashem Shakeri (Iran), Gao Shang (China), Kamonlak Sukchai (Thailand), Guanyu Xu (China/United States), Yorgos Yatromanolakis (Greece), Alba Zari (Italy/Thailand).
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PLEASE NOTE Due to COVID-19 restrictions, RSVP is necessary. Please register your name and contact details <a href="https://eu.jotform.com/FoamAmsterdam/rsvp--foam-talent-berlin-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a> 
<a href="https://eu.jotform.com/FoamAmsterdam/rsvp--foam-talent-berlin-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RSVP here &gt;</a>
The annual Foam Magazine Talent issue and the related Talent programme are supported by the Deutsche B&ouml;rse Photography Foundation and the Niemeijer Fund.
Photography in limbo: Nurturing talent in times of crisis is made possible by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Berlin.
Foam Magazine is supported by Igepa Netherlands BV, supplier of excellent paper. Foam Talent is made possible with support from Kleurgamma Fine-Art Photolab.
Foam is supported by the BankGiro Loterij, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, City of Amsterdam, Delta Lloyd, Olympus and the VandenEnde Foundation.
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Wednesday, 21 October 2020
 TIME 18.00 - 21.00 hrs&nbsp;
 LOCATION K&uuml;hlhausBerlin Luckenwalder Str. 3 10963 Berlin Germany 
PRICE Free, please RSVP below</div>

Official opening: Foam Talent Berlin

On Wednesday 21 October, Foam organises the event Photography in limbo: nurturing talent in times of crisis as part of the European Month of Photography programme in Berlin.

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Please note: this event is sold out. There are still spots available for the official opening night, <a href="/museum/programme/official-opening-foam-talent-berlin">see more here.</a>
In&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deutscheboersephotographyfoundation.org/">Deutsche B&ouml;rse&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.deutscheboersephotographyfoundation.org/">Photography&nbsp;Foundation</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.co-berlin.org/">C/O Berlin</a>,&nbsp;Foam&nbsp;organises an evening full of artist talks&nbsp;and Q&amp;As around the opening of the exhibition <a href="/museum/programme/foam-talent-berlin-2020">Foam Talent 2020 | Berlin</a>.&nbsp;
Foam Talents A&agrave;desokan,&nbsp;Adjie&nbsp;Dieye, Alba&nbsp;Zari, Beno&icirc;t&nbsp;Jeannet, Camillo Pasquarelli, Micha&nbsp;Serraf and Simone Sapienza will&nbsp;provide&nbsp;insight&nbsp;into&nbsp;their&nbsp;approach&nbsp;and&nbsp;reflect&nbsp;on&nbsp;how&nbsp;the current&nbsp;pandemic&nbsp;has&nbsp;impacted&nbsp;their&nbsp;practice.
ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATION The event will be concluded with a roundtable discussion about talent development in the context of the 'new normal'. Annemarie Beckmann (director Deutsche&nbsp;B&ouml;rse&nbsp;Photography&nbsp;Foundation), Felix Hoffmann (chief curator C/O Berlin) and Marcel Feil (director Foam) will reflect on the institution's impact on talent under these new circumstances.
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PLEASE NOTE Limited seating capacity available. Reservation is required. Please book your ticket in advance. A registration fee of &euro;5,- applies which can subsequently be applied as a discount voucher for Foam Magazine issues being sold at the venue.
The annual Foam Magazine Talent issue and the related Talent programme are supported by the Deutsche B&ouml;rse Photography Foundation and the Niemeijer Fund.
Photography in limbo: Nurturing talent in times of crisis is made possible by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Berlin.
Foam Magazine is supported by Igepa Netherlands BV, supplier of excellent paper. Foam Talent is made possible with support from Kleurgamma Fine-Art Photolab.
Foam is supported by the BankGiro Loterij, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, City of Amsterdam, Delta Lloyd, Olympus and the VandenEnde Foundation.
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<div class="sidebar__content">EVENT INFO 
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
 TIME 16.00 - 18.00 hrs&nbsp;
 LOCATION K&uuml;hlhausBerlin Luckenwalder Str. 3 10963 Berlin Germany 
PRICE &euro;5,- (35 spots available)</div>

Berlin - Photography in limbo Nurturing talent in times of crisis 

, with works from a new generation of visual artists.

Image from the series Maggic Cube, 2019

Foam

⁠Image from the series Flash Points

Image from the series Charlie Surfs on Lotus Flowers

Image from the series Tatsuniya

Image from the series Escape From Paradise

Image from the series Hola Mi Amol

From the series Hola Mi Amol

Foam Talks

Foam Talent 2020

Foam presents the exhibition Foam Talent 2020, with works from a new generation of visual artists at Kuhlhaus Berlin from 22 October - 1 November.

Each year, Foam invites photographers to submit their portfolios via the <a href="/talent/foam-talent-call">Talent Cal</a>l, an international search for exceptionally talented photographers under the age of 35. Selected photographers gain international exposure and recognition within the photography industry through a number of career-building opportunities offered by Foam, including publication in Foam Magazine, participation in a travelling group exhibition and the opportunity for their work to be added to the prestigious Art Collection Deutsche B&ouml;rse of the Deutsche B&ouml;rse Photography Foundation in Frankfurt.
EXCEPTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY TALENT This year 19 artists were selected as Foam Talents 2020: A&agrave;desokan (Nigeria), Sofia Borges (Brazil), Adji Dieye (Senegal/Italy), Rahima Gambo (Nigeria), Karla Hiraldo Voleau (France/Dominican Republic), Beno&icirc;t Jeannet (Switzerland), Luther Konadu (Canada/Ghana), Matthew Leifheit (United States), Douglas Mandry (Switzerland), Philip Montgomery (United States), Camillo Pasquarelli (Italy), Simone Sapienza (Italy), Micha Serraf (Zimbabwe/South Africa), Hashem Shakeri (Iran), Gao Shang (China), Kamonlak Sukchai (Thailand), Guanyu Xu (China/United States), Yorgos Yatromanolakis (Greece), Alba Zari (Italy/Thailand).
These exceptional young photographers were selected out of 1.619 received submissions from 69 countries. Their portfolios were published in the internationally distributed Foam Magazine #55: Talent. Subsequently Foam will now present their work in a travelling group exhibition.
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PORTRAIT Although Foam Talent symbolizes a rich range of genres and uses of photography, the edition of Foam Talent 2020 is characterized by (sometimes lengthy) research, in which the role of the portrait is a recurring theme. Where Alba Zari tries to construct a portrait of her unknown biological father through old family photos and computer technology, Luther Konadu's work is a reflection of the photographic portrait itself: through cutting and pasting he investigates the construction of identity.
Adji Dieye responds to economically determined stereotypes and traditional roles by reinventing an African tradition of studio portrait photography. Karla Hiraldo Voleau distorts fact and fiction and undermines the male gaze through selfies and intimate portraits of her Latin lovers. The diverse series and artworks in Foam Talent 2020 show individuals and communities that have long remained invisible or in the margins, exploring who we are and how we see ourselves in a constantly changing reality: between the analogue and the digital, between myths and belief systems, between the private and public and between fact and fiction.
PHOTOGRAPHY IN LIMBO <iframe width="560" height="314" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/5fipDZOUgRc?t=899s" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
In collaboration with the Deutsche B&ouml;rse Photography Foundation and C/O Berlin, Foam organized an evening full of artist talks and Q&amp;As around the opening of the exhibition Foam Talent | Berlin on 21 October 2020.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fipDZOUgRc&amp;t=899s">Click here to watch the full video.</a>
INTERNATIONAL TOUR Foam Talent 2020 will be on show at the following locations:
22 October - 1 November Foam Talent | Berlin K&uuml;hlhausBerlin
18 December 2020 &ndash; 10 March 2021 Foam Talent | Amsterdam Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
The&nbsp;Foam Talent&nbsp;programme and the annual&nbsp;Talent&nbsp;issue of Foam Magazine are supported by The Deutsche B&ouml;rse Photography Foundation,&nbsp;the VandenEnde Foundation and&nbsp;the Niemeijer Fund.
Foam Talent is made possible by Kleurgamma Fine-Art Photolab,&nbsp;Starframe, Oschatz Visuelle Medien&nbsp;and the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.
Foam Talent Berlin is supported by Outset Germany_Switzerland.
<div>Foam Magazine is sponsored by Igepa Netherlands BV, supplier of excellent paper.</div>
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<div>Media partner: DAZED</div>
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<div>Foam is supported by the BankGiro Loterij, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, City of Amsterdam, Foam Members and Olympus.</div>

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22 October - 1 November 2020
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LOCATION K&uuml;hlhausBerlin Luckenwalder Str. 3 10963 Berlin Germany</div>

Alba Zari

The Y with Alba Zari

Foam Talent 2020 Digital

Official opening: Foam Talent Berlin

Berlin - Photography in limbo Nurturing talent in times of crisis

Foam Talent 2020

Foam Talent | Berlin