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Studio Visit: Daniel Mebarek

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Studio Visit: Nad E Ali

“A historical archive allows us to know, understand, and verify the truth of events that form part of our collective memory.”

Pride Photo x Foam presents: Archivo de la Memoria Trans Argentina

Foam Talent: Farren van Wyk

Foam Talent: Paola Jiménez Quispe

Foam Talent: Sasha Velichko

Foam Talent: Sean Cham

Foam Talent: Chen Yiding

Foam Talent: Ramona Jingru Wang

Foam Talent: Liubov Durakova

Foam Talent: Daniel Mebarek

Foam Talent: Adam Rouhana 

Foam Talent: Nad E Ali

Foam Talent: Sara De Brito Faustino

Foam Talent: Nazanin Hafez

Myriam Boulos 

Lisetta Carmi

Julia Kochetova - War is Personal

Event Template

Martin Parr

Nadav Kander

Hailun Ma

Foam 3h presents the first museum exhibition of photographer Keerthana Kunnath. For her debut series Not What You Saw, Kunnath has been photographing female bodybuilders in Kerala, South India. 

The images show women flexing their muscles against the backdrop of Kerala's lush landscapes, combining physical strength with a softness rarely associated with the sport. Through her work she opens up a conversation about gender, sexuality and mental health, topics that are rarely discussed openly in her homeland of India.

Bodybuilders for Tilfi, 2026

Foam

Jannath with school kids, 2026

Stronger, 2024

Bhumika, 2024

Keerthana Kunnath

Created by Gerco de Ruijter in 2003. The artwork is a c-print on aluminum and displayed at 50 x 50 cm.

Today one might think that this image was taken with the help of a drone. However, back in 2003, drones weren’t all that common. Instead, the Dutch photographer Gerco de Ruijter attached an analogue camera to a kite to get a bird's-eye view of the construction site. De Ruijter’s artistic practice is characterised by his use of unique perspectives, allowing him to search for patterns from the sky to create abstract representations of the landscape. The geometric shapes in the image consist of areas from the building site in different stages of construction, giving the image a mosaic-like feel. 

In the early 2000s, several photographers were invited to capture the construction of the financial district of Amsterdam (Zuidas). 

 belongs to a series that presents Gerco de Ruijter’s interpretation of this project. 

Mahler IV

From the series (Inter)Faces of Predictions

, Sheung Yiu looks into different practices of face reading, facial prediction and facial recognition. For this multi-medial series, consisting of a video essay, a series of self-portraits and an extensive research notebook of visual references, he submitted his own face as a test case: scanning, screening and analysing his features in order to understand the processes behind it. 

In his practice, Sheung Yiu combines East-Asian traditions of facial readings, promising to predict one's future based on facial features, with contemporary facial recognition technologies, drawing a striking parallel between Eastern and Western practices around facial studies.  

On a deeper level, the project questions the way different technologies, whether digital or analogue, algorithmic or esoteric, shape the perceptions and biases connected to our faces. Through this, he recognises that a face is never just a face: it is what we, or the systems we use, want to read into it. 

Animation

Notebook scan, from the series Interfaces of Prediction

Facial landmarks (2023), from the series Interfaces of Predictions

Twisted Face (2023), from the series Interfaces of Predictions

Fortune in My Thirties from the series Interfaces of Predictions, 2023

Faceless (2023), from the series Interfaces of Predictions

Scan (2023), from the series Interfaces of Predictions

Between Two Charts (2023), from the series Interfaces of Predictions

Old and new moles (2023), from the series Interfaces of Predictions

Face Mesh (2023), from the series Interfaces of Predictions

Ancient Prediction (2023), from the series Interfaces of Predictions

Sheung Yiu

The West Desert, located on the western shore of the Great Salt Lake in Utah (USA), is the ancestral home of the indigenous Goshute people. Though officially public lands, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, this area is largely used for various privatised or military purposes, ranging from mining operations, testing grounds for weapons and improvised gun ranges.  

, Jaclyn Wright visited these cluttered sites, full of discarded targets and shattered clay pigeons. The bullet-holed remains, which she collected, photographed and filmed, are pieced together into performative installations, that reflect on the colonisation of ancient lands by bureaucratic systems.  

By inserting herself into the scene, wearing a skintight bodysuit made out of orange clay pigeons, Wright comments on the hyper-masculine culture of land dominance and cowboy fantasies. The synthetic orange colour becomes symbolic: used to enhance visibility, it signifies the strong opposition and rejection of its natural environment. 

Untitled (BLM arrows I)

From the series High Visibility (Blaze Orange)

Antelope Island (Utah) Buffalo Hunt photograph collection, Digital MSSC782, No. 6, Altered

L. Clyde Anderson photograph collection (1910- 1959), P0158, Box 1, Folder 27, Altered

Charles James Neal photograph collection (1900 - 1920s), P0694, Box 1, Folder 4, Altered

The West Desert is located on the western side of the Great Salt Lake [UT, United States]. Historically, this area has been documented through photography and land surveys, supporting the violent exploitation of the landscape. 

Archives, II

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Nearly one-third of the West Desert's 7.7 million acres are used as biological and chemical weapons testing grounds. The remaining areas of the West Desert are open to various uses, including improvised gun ranges.

Collected Targets

Collected Targets, from the series High Visibility (Blaze Orange)

L. Clyde Anderson photograph collection (1910- 1959), P0158, Box 1, Folder 6, Altered

Stansbury Island, the second largest island in the Great Salt Lake, echoes with gunfire and is littered with bullet holes, clay pigeons and improvised targets. The Bureau of Land Management refers to this detritus as "trigger trash".

Found Clay Pigeons

Archives, V

Jaclyn Wright

Dream-like figures appear in dense forests, dancing and floating around smoke and fires like magical figures. For 

Cansu Yıldıran collaborated with fellow queer artists based in Turkey to create a fantastic world where they could feel safe and sheltered —a feeling that is often lacking in their daily life.

The dreamy visuals are fittingly accompanied by a fairytale, written by Yıldıran themselves, which tells about the heavy norms enforced on the queer community by society and how this collaborative project helped them to believe in another world, a deep mysterious realm within them.

 offers an escape: inspired by their dreams and childhood fairytales, Yıldıran’s images unravel a certain state of mind, a deeper meaning of what it means to be queer within a hostile environment. The photographs are all analogue—a technical yet vital element of the project. Not knowing anything about the visual outcome during the process, it allowed Cansu Yıldıran to approach each portrait intuitively and independent of the rest. 

From the series Fathom

Cansu Yıldıran

 in 2004. The artwork is an analogue c-print and is displayed at 61 x 80 cm.

System 8, from the series Kosmos, 2011

visible in

is the main business district of Amsterdam, located south of the inner city. Starting in 2001, every year two to four photographers and visual artists received an assignment to capture this area and its rapidly changing environment. The ten works by Jasper Wiedeman that feature in 

 are a documentation of the garden that he created in the middle of the Zuidas.

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 in 2011. Using c-print as the medium, the artwork is displayed at 99 x 129 cm.

 is reminiscent of outer space; it is a familiar picture  of the infinite, of the unknown and total chaos that surrounds us. The photographs in the series 

 by Joris Jansen refuse the reading of the medium of photography as a method to make things visible. His photographs rather make things invisible. Jansen rephotographs the surface of an analogue photograph. By doing so he creates an imaginary universe full of milky ways and swarming planets. This new universe is far removed from the initial photograph and thus only the materiality of the analogue photograph seems to be relevant for the creation of a completely new universe. 

System 8

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Created by Jack Davison in 2015. The artwork is mounted on PVC and displayed at 53 x 43 cm.

Waves from the Web, 2009

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What is probably just a randomly composed street scene – a red traffic light with an advertisement banner in the background – is transformed by the dark context into an abstract composition in which the elements lose their original meaning. It gives 

 a collage-like appearance. In his work, photographer Jack Davison often draws on the historical canon of photography. This image is reminiscent of the abstract works created by iconic photographers like Ernst Haas or Saul Leiter. It is typical for Davison to use a wide variety of cameras. This particular photo was made with a Nikon D800, which is a digital mirror reflex camera. For other images he used for instance an analogue Mamiya RB67, a medium-format camera, and even an iPhone. 

Untitled, 2015. New York, USA from the series Personal work, 2006-2016

Untitled, 2015. New York, USA.

Created by Jean-Vincent Simonet in 2014. The artwork is an inkjet print and displayed at 90 x 120 cm.

When Jean-Vincent Simonet chanced upon the book 

 (The Songs of Maldoror), he felt hugely attracted to its dark, theatrical, repulsive character. This avant-garde book, written in 1869 by the French poet Comte de Lautréamont, is an ode to the rebelliousness of youth, blasphemy, and the triumph of dreams over reality. Simonet decided to breathe new life into this literary mystery. His photographs are based on the atmosphere conjured up in the book: gothic angels framed against an overwhelming and digitally enhanced blue starry sky; dead branches that melt into pink and blue shapes and call to mind plucks of hair. The eclectic style inspired Simonet to use both analogue and digital photography, applying digital techniques to distort and blend together photographs. As a result, the book’s mysterious atmosphere becomes palpable in the images. It will likely not come as a surprise to learn that this book was once banned on account of its blasphemous character. 

Maldoror #2, 2014 from the series Maldoror, 2014

Maldoror #2

Created by Marnix Goossens in 2012. The artwork is a c-print and displayed at 160 x 125 cm.

Nature is a constant source of inspiration for Goossens, without needing to seek out spectacular views or pristine wilderness. In his series 

, Goossens explores different representations of nature in derelict interiors. Tiles with plant motifs, adhesive foil with wood grain or flowery wallpaper: they are all attempts to escape from the stifling interior space of a home. His work is a quest for people’s hidden longing for exotic places and snow-capped mountains. The photograph 

 illustrates how Goossens observes the everyday and offers us a view of subtle details and quirky corners. What do you see in the geometrical surfaces shown here? 

Catch from the series Yonder

Catch, 2012

Created by Ester Vonplon. The artwork is a black and white print displayed at 54 x 42 cm.

The imperfections and damage apparent on this black and white portrait add a nostalgic feeling to the image. It seems as if the photograph was made in a long-lost era and damaged through the passage of time. The man’s distracted, somewhat sad look is a good example of the deep yet subtle melancholy that typifies photographer Ester Vonplon’s work. With her photographs, she beautifully captures the transience of life. The damages in the print were not intentional but the result of using dirty tap water in Kosovo during the photo-development process. Vonplon realised that this adds even more power to the story she wishes to narrate. About the series, she says: 

“Life in Kosovo is far from perfect, so a perfect digital shot would not fit what I was feeling”

, Ester Vonplon was part of the Foam Talent 2011 selection. In addition to a group exhibition, the work by all talents was presented in Foam Magazine #28 Talent Issue. 

Untitled from the series The Stillness of Existence

Untitled 2 from the series The Stillness of Existence

Created by Ester Vonplon. The artwork is a black and white print displayed at 70 x 88.5 cm.

Can you see the subtle transition between the different shades of grey, and how they transform the snowy landscape into an abstract interplay of flowing organic shapes? The interplay of light and dark creates a strong sense of depth, even in black and white. The soft light and delicate focus appear to flatten the landscape into a two-dimensional composition. In her series 

, Vonplon lets us see nature in an unusual way: one filled with a sense of nostalgia and melancholy. Her images of snow-covered mountainous landscapes emanate serenity, silence and solitude, inviting the viewer to contemplate life against the backdrop of majestic nature. 

Untitled 1 from the series The Stillness of Existence

Gemaakt door Mayumi Hosokura in 2009-2011. Het kunstwerk is een c-print met een afmeting van 26 x 35,5 cm.

A turbulent sky is in the offing: is rain on its way, or will it blow over? The biggest part of this photograph is taken over by the menacing clouds. Just a stroke at the bottom shows a bit of the landscape. While these cloud formations symbolise the brutal energy of nature, they also represent its constant changeability. Comparing this image by the Japanese artist Mayumi Hosokura with other photographs in her series 

, this photograph appears to be much darker. Hosokura seems to have deliberately underexposed the photograph to enhance the sense of menace. The monochrome use of colour, on the other hand, is typical for the images that make up this series. 

Mayumi Hosokura was one of the artists selected for Foam Talent 2011. Her series 

 was presented in Foam Magazine #28 Talent Issue and the accompanying talent exhibition. 

Untitled from the series Kazan

Untitled 6 from the series Kazan

Created by Mayumi Hosokura. The artwork is a c-print and displayed at 35,5 x 26 cm.

What strikes you about the shapes captured by this photograph? The moss-covered tree trunk is pictured from an angle that makes the branches radiate outwards like sunrays. The tree trunk is precisely at the centre, like the hub of a wheel. In her 

 series, Japanese artist Mayumi Hosokura applies a certain aesthetic that infuses her images with a dreamy, mysterious atmosphere, contributing to the poetic character of the series. Besides using soft and diffuse light, Hosokura’s images are often monochromatic, with a subtle palette of pastel shades and tones of grey. This subdued use of colour accentuates the focus on texture and shape, and imbues the photographs with a sense of fragile beauty. 

Untitled 5 from the series Kazan

Created by Mayumi Hosokura in 2009-2011. The artwork is a c-print and displayed at 35.5 x 26 cm.

Take a moment to absorb the calming image of the small waterfall. What strikes you about the water as it streams down? By using a long exposure time, the flowing water gains a soft and hazy texture. One of the remarkable aspects of the work by Japanese artist Mayumi Hosokura is that the images can be viewed both in isolation, and in relation to each other. Compare for instance this image with other photographs in Hosokura’s series 

 of a woman lost in thought. The subjects could hardly be further apart, yet they convey the same sort of intimacy. It is only be placing the images side by side that a tender embrace between humans and whimsical nature comes to the fore.    

Untitled 4 from the series Kazan

Created by Mayumi Hosokura. The artwork is a c-print and displayed at 35.5 x 26 cm.

A photograph is able to capture unguarded moments that would otherwise pass by unnoticed. In this image by Mayumi Hosokura from her series 

, a naked woman sits on the backseat of a car. She seems lost in thought, gazing upwards absentmindedly. The speed of the moving car distorts the background landscape into a blur, and the light as it flickers between the trees is reflected on the car window. The peace of the scene inside the car forms a vivid contrast to what is happening outside. In her series, the Japanese artist plays with the idea that photography can stop the passage of time, so that people and landscapes preserve their beauty for ever. Instead of suggesting a certain meaning, Hosokura seems to stimulate the viewer to use their own imagination.   

Untitled 3 from the series Kazan

, Mayumi Hosokura seeks a delicate balance between the tangible and intangible, blurring the boundaries between dream and reality. A constellation of stars blazes across a boy’s bare back, creating a sense of mystery and intimacy. Hosokura subtly contrasts the impermanence of the human body with the infinite grandeur of nature, revealing the fragility of human experience in the face of cosmic timelessness. Her images radiate a gentle melancholy, rooted in an awareness that everlasting beauty is in truth an illusion.  

Untitled 2 from the series Kazan

In this photograph by the Japanese artist Mayumi Hosokura, what immediately stands out is his use of light and colour. The cool blue tones create a sterile and cold atmosphere. This has an alienating effect on the two subjects, which we normally would not perceive as unnatural. But there’s also something vulnerable about the image: how the white, overexposed hands, devoid of all colour and liveliness, tenderly embrace the bird and hold it so that it hides the naked body in the background. As other images in the series show, beauty and impermanence are important themes in Hosokura’s work. Beneath the surface of alienating and mysterious images, Hosokura often depicts a tender fusion of man and nature.  

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MPB x Foam Talent Studio Visit: Daniel Mebarek

MPB x Foam Talent Studio Visit: Nad E Ali

Pride Photo x Foam presents:
Archivo de la Memoria Trans Argentina

Nazanin Hafez
Spectators

Liubov Durakova
The Quiet Sound of War. A Sound That Can’t Be Turned Off

Keerthana Kunnath
Not What You Saw

Mahler IV

Sheung Yiu

Jaclyn Wright

Cansu Yıldıran

06.09.2004

System 8, from the series Kosmos

Verena Blok - Love Shit

Stories Untold, Images Unfold

Untitled, 2015. New York, USA.

Maldoror #2

Catch, 2012

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MPB x Foam Talent Studio Visit: Daniel Mebarek

MPB x Foam Talent Studio Visit: Nad E Ali

Pride Photo x Foam presents:Archivo de la Memoria Trans Argentina

Nazanin HafezSpectators

Liubov DurakovaThe Quiet Sound of War. A Sound That Can’t Be Turned Off

Keerthana Kunnath Not What You Saw

Mahler IV

Sheung Yiu

Jaclyn Wright

Cansu Yıldıran

06.09.2004

System 8, from the series Kosmos

Verena Blok - Love Shit

Stories Untold, Images Unfold

Untitled, 2015. New York, USA.

Maldoror #2

Catch, 2012

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Pride Photo x Foam presents:
Archivo de la Memoria Trans Argentina

Nazanin Hafez
Spectators

Liubov Durakova
The Quiet Sound of War. A Sound That Can’t Be Turned Off

Keerthana Kunnath
Not What You Saw