Foam Talks anniversary episode Rewind takes a moment to look back at the year in photography. A selection of Foam’s past collaborators highlights memorable moments of the last year, artist that have inspired them and share some of the personal insides they have gained. Guest speakers are artist-archivist Angela N. Carroll; writer, creative director and podcaster Gem Fletcher; artists Lisandro Suriel and Tommy Kha. The episode is hosted by Katy Hundertmark, Editor at Foam Magazine and Amelie Schüle, Interim Head of Projects at Foam.

Exchange Place, from the series Facades

Foam Talks anniversary episode Rewind takes a moment to look back at the year in photography.

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Angela N Carroll, Gem Fletcher, Lisandro Suriel & Tommy Kha

Rewind with Angela N Carroll, Gem Fletcher, Lisandro Suriel, Tommy Kha

From the series Ghost Island

Zooming in: Photography, Performance and the Mythical

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Lisandro Suriel

Jasmijn Vermeeren - You Don't Look Sick

 alumna Hajar Benjida. The exhibition focusses on Magic City, an influential strip club in Atlanta that serves as a cultural epicenter where hip-hop culture and entertainment converge. This exhibition, Benjida pays tribute to the women behind Atlanta’s influential hip-hop scene—a city she considers pivotal in shaping the global sound of the genre. They act as the unofficial gatekeepers of the community.

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Goddess, 2025

Barbi Billionz, 2023

Charlene Mama Love, 2019

Hajar Benjida – Atlanta Made Us Famous 

 in 2020/2021. Using c-print as the medium, the artwork is displayed at 120 x 80 cm.

 stems from Suriel's research on forgotten histories in Saint Martin and combines academia and indigenous knowledge to create a new imaginary. 

Sangoma from the series Ghost Island

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

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Sangoma

The rich, vast cultural landscape demands a larger discussion on reclaiming identity. How can we confront stereotypes, clichés and representation within our community? 

"The writing of history is about editing. It’s about choosing a way. [...] How the personal stories can rewrite history through the power of images."

Heroínas de Tejucupapo (Tejucupapo Heroins, 2022)

ABC da Cana Typewriter

Podcast with Jonathas de Andrade

Image of Jessy's Room

Jessica de Abreu's Bookshelf: The Black Archives

[...] I questioned: what does the world look like when Surinamese people do not stand in front of the camera but are the ones able to take the photo during colonial times?

Foam invites Johny Pitts and Gloria Wekker

Dos Pouwis, 2021

Zooming In: Photography, Performance and the Mythical

zooming in with Foam Talents Plantation and Lisandro Suriel

From the series Portraits in Madness

Blind Spots

From the series Facades

The fifteenth edition of Foam Talent presents a selection of 20 outstanding artists. As a result of 2020, many portfolios shed light on the year, exploring the human condition as a central theme.

Screenshot from Olgaç Bozalp's video about his zine-making process

Smoke Veil x3, Paris 1958, Painted 2011

Foam Magazine #52 Talent

Dialogue performance LostWords by Ryan Pinas and Georgiefa Boomdijk

from the series If Spring Could Feel Ache

ARTIS Zoo, the Netherlands, 2019

From the series Neuromantic

From the series Oil and Moss

from the series Quarantine Blues

From the series Study of Cyclical Thoughts on My Leg

from the series Rasmi

From the series Family Album

From the series The Mind is a Voice, the Voice is Blind

From the series Last Letters A Photographic Investigation of Taiwan White Terror

From the series Atlanta Made Us Famous

From the series Heimat (in Quarantine)

From the series Golden Boy

From the series Wish You Were Here

From the series Turunç

Foam Talks x Paris Photo: Talent Edition

zooming in

While being born out of the Covid-19 pandemic, this issue is also a beautiful, hopeful and refreshing statement about the possibilities our medium offers, and the exciting future ahead.

Leonard Suryajaya - Quarantine Blues | Foam Talent 2021

Talent Talks

Image from the series Golden Boy

Foam Talent 2021

Fome de Resistência – A Mão Kayapó Menkragnoti (da série Infindável Mapa da Fome). Hunger of Resistance - Kayapó Menkragnoti Hand (from the series Endless Hunger Map), 2020

In conversation with performance scholar Diana Taylor, Jonathas de Andrade gives us an insight into his creative process, his work  and the way his practice has led him to better understand and intervene with his present reality.

Dissenting Gestures - Jonathas de Andrade & Diana Taylor

Image from the series Neuromantic

Using her practice to research the impact of overwhelming emotions on relationships, conceptual-documentary photographer Ana Vallejo creates work around empathy, healing and collaborative creativity.

Ana Vallejo in conversation with Katy Hundertmark

Zooming In: Intimacy in Times of Social Distancing

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Ana Vallejo

United by golden hues of Californian sunlight, the images together express a warm, harmonious quality

Pat Martin

From the series Encounter

Listen to: Silvia Rosi in conversation with Johanne Affricot

Silvia Rosi

In the online series Zooming In, we bring together the Foam Talents of 2021. Through a series of online Zoom talks, we aim to learn more about the different projects and how they connect to each other.

This Summer, we dive deeper into Foam Talent 2021 by pairing up the selected artists in an online Zoom conversation. Each of the three events will be divided into two parts. The first part introduces the artists and their projects, focussing on their approach and motivation. After this, we take a closer look at the topics connecting the artists' work, aiming to contextualize their series within the photography field as well as current discourses in society. Each conversation will feature special guests to share their unique perspectives and reflections.
EPISODE 3: ON BELONGING Foam Talents:&nbsp;Delali Ayivi, Sol&egrave;ne G&uuml;n Special guest:&nbsp;Erika Larsson Moderation&nbsp;by: Hinde Haest Date: 25 Augustus 2021, 18:30 - 20.00 hrs CET
<iframe width="560" height="314" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFoamAmsterdam%2Fvideos%2F2720646341568093%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>In a world that is more splintered than ever, notions of place and belonging have gained unprecedented relevance. Photographers Delali Ayivi and Solene G&uuml;n reflect on the concept of home, which can be both a shelter and a prison, especially in times of quarantine. Placing the focus on topics such as identity, place, marginalisation and constructions of the self, they question what it means (not) to belong. Both do so from the perspective of their personal family histories of migration.
Special guest Erika Larsson&nbsp;has a postdoc position at Valand Academy&nbsp;in Gothenburg, together with the Hasselblad Foundation, researching contemporary photographers&rsquo; and artist&rsquo;s engagements with the interwar period. She also lectures on photography theory and globalisation in relation to visual culture.
<img src="https://a.storyblok.com/f/113697/595x744/5feeb7ef23/595_delali.jpeg" alt="" width="595" height="744" />Image from the series Heimat (in Quarantine) &copy; Delali Ayivi, courtesy of the artist.
WATCH BACK
<ul>
<li>21 June:&nbsp;Intimacy in Times of Social Distancing&nbsp;with&nbsp;Ana Vallejo, Leonard Suryajaya and Gem Fletcher. -&gt;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q79jOhTZz48">Watch here</a></li>
<li>21 July:&nbsp;Photography, Performance and the Mythical&nbsp;with Lisandro Suriel, Plantation and&nbsp;Angela N. Carroll. -&gt;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNZpxY24sJg&amp;t=17s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch here</a></li>
</ul>
The Foam Talent Programme and the annual Talent issue of Foam Magazine are supported by&nbsp;the Deutsche B&ouml;rse Photography Foundation and the VandenEnde Foundation.
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.

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25 August 2021
 TIME 18.30 hrs CET
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PRICE Free
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PLEASE NOTE This is an online event.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.foam.org/book-a-visit/public/zooming-in-on-belonging/25-08-2021">Sign up</a> to receive a link to the online Zoom event.
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Zooming In: On Belonging

Following the award-winning first edition in 2020, Foam presents a brand new online exhibition celebrating a new generation of image-makers.

Image from the series Quarantine Blues

From the series If Spring Could Feel Ache

From the series I Peri N Tera

Foam Talent 2021 | Digital

Photography is a powerful tool that plays an important role in constructing cultural identity. <a href="/book-a-visit/public/zooming-in-photography-performance-and-the-mythical/21-07-2021">Sign up</a> to join us on 21 July for a Zoom conversation with Foam Talents Plantation (Ayomide Tejuoso) and Lisandro Suriel, along with artist-archivist Angela N. Carroll.

This Summer, we dive deeper into Foam Talent 2021 by pairing up the selected artists in an online Zoom conversation. Each of the three events will be divided into two parts. The first part introduces the artists and their projects, focussing on their approach and motivation. After this, we take a closer look at the topics connecting the artists' work, aiming to contextualize their series within the photography field as well as current discourses in society. Each conversation will feature special guests to share their unique perspectives and reflections.
EPISODE 2: PHOTOGRAPHY, PERFORMANCE AND THE MYTHICAL Foam Talents: Plantation (Ayomide Tejuoso) and Lisandro Suriel Special guest: Angela N. Carroll Date: 21 July 2021, 18:30 - 20.00 hrs CET
Photography is a powerful tool that&nbsp;plays an important role in constructing cultural identity.&nbsp;Questions on its influence on the viewer&rsquo;s perception, bias, and thoughts contribute to an important&nbsp;discussion on representation. Plantation (Ayomide Tejuoso) and Lisandro Suriel have developed unique approaches weaving photography, performance and mysticism, offering a visual exploration of identity and belonging.
In their practices, both artists relate to the metaphysical and integrate performance into their work processes. Centring on the body of the artist, Plantation (Ayomide Tejuoso)&rsquo;s work is about finding her space in the world to reflect on issues like sexism, racism, and homophobia. Lisandro Suriel&rsquo;s project Ghost Island stems from his research on forgotten histories in Saint Martin and combines academia and indigenous knowledge to create new imaginary.&nbsp;
In their own ways and rooted in their individual cultural backgrounds, both artists contribute to a more expansive visual representation of Black identity. Together with Angela N. Carroll, artist-archivist and investigator of art history and culture, Plantation (Ayomide Tejuoso) and Lisandro Suriel will share insights into their artistic processes, research and the context of their work.
WATCH BACK
<ul>
<li>21 June:&nbsp;Intimacy in Times of Social Distancing&nbsp;with&nbsp;Ana Vallejo, Leonard Suryajaya and Gem Fletcher. -&gt;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q79jOhTZz48">Watch it here</a></li>
<li>21 July:&nbsp;Photography, Performance and the Mythical&nbsp;with Lisandro Suriel, Plantation and&nbsp;Angela N. Carroll. -&gt;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNZpxY24sJg&amp;t=17s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch it here</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="/book-a-visit/public/zooming-in-photography-performance-and-the-mythical/21-07-2021"><img src="https://a.storyblok.com/f/113697/2964x4752/76efb19ebd/15.jpg" alt="" width="596" height="956" /></a>Image from the series Jesus is white and other confessions &copy; Plantation (Ayomide Tejuoso), courtesy of the artist.
UPCOMING EPISODES
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<li class="p1">25 August 2021, 18.30 hrs CET: On Belonging&nbsp;with&nbsp;Delali&nbsp;Ayivi&nbsp;and Sol&egrave;ne&nbsp;G&uuml;n.</li>
</ul>
The Foam Talent Programme and the annual Talent issue of Foam Magazine are supported by&nbsp;the Deutsche B&ouml;rse Photography Foundation and the VandenEnde Foundation.
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.

Lisandro Suriel

Rewind with Angela N Carroll, Gem Fletcher, Lisandro Suriel, Tommy Kha

Hajar Benjida
Atlanta Made Us Famous

Sangoma from the series Ghost Island

Blind Spots

Tracing identity and championing untold histories.

Foam Talent 2021

Celebrating artists shaping the future of photography.

Dissenting Gestures - Jonathas de Andrade & Diana Taylor

Zooming In: On Belonging

Foam Talent 2021 Digital

Zooming In: Photography, Performance and the Mythical

Zooming In: Intimacy in Times of Social Distancing

Lisandro Suriel

Rewind with Angela N Carroll, Gem Fletcher, Lisandro Suriel, Tommy Kha

Hajar BenjidaAtlanta Made Us Famous

Sangoma from the series Ghost Island

Blind Spots

Tracing identity and championing untold histories.

Foam Talent 2021

Celebrating artists shaping the future of photography.

Dissenting Gestures - Jonathas de Andrade & Diana Taylor

Zooming In: On Belonging

Foam Talent 2021 Digital

Zooming In: Photography, Performance and the Mythical

Zooming In: Intimacy in Times of Social Distancing

Hajar Benjida
Atlanta Made Us Famous