Test #302, 2015

Jaya Pelupessy & Felix van Dam

Foam presents the artwork of the Dutch duo Jaya Pelupessy (1989) and Felix van Dam (1986) in Foam 3h. Fascinated by how photography constructs images, they developed a new technique with a camera that combines photography with silkscreen printing.

Alongside the results of their experiments &ndash; prints that oscillate between silkscreen print and photograph and visually recall the history of photography &ndash; they present abstracted images that picture the working process.
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The exhibition Traces of the Familiar&nbsp;illustrates the quest Pelupessy and Van Dam embarked upon to trace known techniques and revisit the origins of photography in order to arrive at new possibilities for the medium. The artists regard the steps in their explorations as equally important to the final product. Thus emphasis lies on the process of construction, where the suggestion of a narrative begins. This suggestion is not only conveyed in the stylistic images of tools utilized for the technique, but also in the final prints that unveil their structure in layers.
Motivated by enthusiastic curiosity, Pelupessy and Van Dam make an inquiry into the structures of photography, and the fictionalising character the medium possesses in its relationship to reality. The exhibition reflects on how objects are translated by the camera, presenting them like archaeological findings. Simultaneously, the artwork reconsiders the original bearer of photography by investigating different ways of presentation. Traces of the Familiar is a kaleidoscopic experience of a new kind of photography in which every image carries a trace of reality, yet never represents it entirely.
This exhibition is made possible with support of the Gieskes-Strijbis Fund and the Van Bijlevelt Foundation.
Foam is supported by the BankGiro Loterij, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Delta Lloyd, City of Amsterdam, Olympus and the VandenEnde Foundation.

Jaya Pelupessy & Felix van Dam 

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Over the coming weeks, we challenge you to create your own captions for the artworks in the museum. What do you see? Get creative and let us know via Instagram.

Opening

Untitled, 2015

Untitled (Smile, No Smile), 2005/2007

Foam 3h: 15 years of talent from the Collection

Caption This #captionthemuseum

The Foam 3h exhibition is made possible by the Gieskes-Strijbis Fonds. 

The exhibition by Liz Johnson Artur is made possible by Fonds 21.

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.

We are pleased to invite you to the opening of two new exhibitions at Foam: 

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Foam 3h - 15 Years Talent from the Collection

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Foam

Opening exhibitions Liz Johnson Artur and Foam 3h

Opening Liz Johnson Artur and Foam 3h

Over the past 15 years, Foam has presented the work of over 95 emerging talents in Foam 3h which has become an important meeting place for photographers, artists, students, collectors and other players in the photography field. 

Foam 3h – 15 Years of Talent from the Collection

 presents a selection of artists whose work has been acquired for the Foam Collection.

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Jaya Pelupessy & Felix van Dam

Foam 3h

Caption This
#captionthemuseum

Opening exhibitions Liz Johnson Artur and Foam 3h

Foam 3h
15 Years of Talent from the Collection

jaya-pelupessy-felix-van-dam

Jaya Pelupessy & Felix van Dam

Foam 3h

Caption This#captionthemuseum

Opening exhibitions Liz Johnson Artur and Foam 3h

Foam 3h15 Years of Talent from the Collection

Caption This
#captionthemuseum

Foam 3h
15 Years of Talent from the Collection