Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam

In juli organiseren we een gloednieuwe fotografieworkshop door professionele fotograaf en Zilveren Camera winnaar David Hup. In drie lessen leer je over de verborgen natuur in Amsterdam en hoe je dit kan vastleggen in een fotoserie. De workshop start op 14 juli 2024. Meer informatie: https://lnkd.in/eFZP8XKv Op 24 juli en 28 augustus organiseren we ook twee workshops voor kinderen in samenwerking met de Hortus. Meer informatie: https://lnkd.in/eps92qgW Gulls looking for leftovers at the market © David Hup.

Looking back at a fun event at the exhibition Strength Away From Home, on view at Galerie Mercatorplein in Amsterdam West until 8 July: https://lnkd.in/eYAn-67S Participants experimented with Polaroid cameras during a photography workshop by Coco Olakunle and joined in many sports activities by athletes Soraya Verhoeve (Ajax) and Muna Dahouk (Olympic Refugee Team).⁠ ⁠ Strength Away From Home is initiated in collaboration with KLABU⁠, an Amsterdam-based non-profit organisation that supports refugees through sports, reflecting upon the courage and resilience shown by millions of refugees worldwide who have been torn from their familiar environment and forced to build a new life away from home. The exhibition shows the work of photographer Coco Olakunle which aims to break through existing stereotypes and shift the visual narrative surrounding refugees, empowering their personal voices.⁠ ⁠ Special thanks to SEA Water™ and innocent drinks for the refreshing beverages.⁠ ⁠ Unity Day for World Refugee Week 2024 © Foam. Photo: Almicheal Fraay.⁠ ⁠ #foamamsterdam #photography #museum #galeriemercatorplein #KLABU #CocoOlakunle #PolaroidNow

Onze afdeling Public Practice & Educatie is op zoek naar stagiairs! Heb je affiniteit met kunsteducatie en ben je geïnteresseerd in fotografie? Kan jij je weg goed vinden in beeldendonderwijs voor jong en oud en zou je hier meer over willen leren? Dan is deze stageplek iets voor jou! Solliciteer via: https://lnkd.in/edHt-8nP

Celebrating World Refugee Day with photography in a new edition of Galerie Mercatorplein in Amsterdam West. Read more about the collaboration between Foam and KLABU for the exhibition Strength Away From Home by Coco Olakunle in this article from Aesthetica Magazine: https://lnkd.in/e4B2qKhJ We continue the celebration on Saturday 22 June from 12.00 until 17.00 hrs during a festive afternoon filled with photography workshops by artist Coco Olakunle and sports activities involving professional athletes. We warmly invite refugees, other newcomers, local Amsterdammers and anyone else who wishes to join us on Mercatorplein while enjoying food, drinks, and music.⁠ 

This week in Creative Review: “The name of Paolo Cirio’s new exhibition, AI Attacks, is knowingly ambiguous. Is he attacking AI, or is it attacking us? In reality, it’s somewhere in between. Presented at Foam in Amsterdam, the exhibition brings together four of his projects – including one new work – that collectively unpick AI and how it’s leveraged against individuals and societies. He does this with challenging, provocative works that span photography, text, moving image, and, yes, generative AI.” The exhibition AI Attacks by Paolo CIRIO is a part of the multidimensional project Photography through the Lens of AI. On view at Foam until 25 August. Full article available via: https://lnkd.in/eBYX7VV4

New at Foam: Young Human by ShuShu Sieberns. On view until 25 August 2024. More info via: https://lnkd.in/eYXR8Dvz The Young Human by ShuShu Sieberns serves as a sensitive exploration of the internal conflict that the artist experiences in the relationship between her deeply religious grandmother and her partner. In the exhibition, ShuShu tries to create a bridge between two different worlds: one where queer identity and traditional Russian family values can coexist alongside each other. 

The 18th Foam Paul Huf Award goes to Hien Hoang (1990, Vietnam)! The award comprises a cash prize of €20,000 and a solo exhibition at Foam in 2025. Hoàng will see her name added to an impressive list of alumni. Previous winners include Colombian artist Felipe Romero Beltrán (2023) and South African artist Lebohang Kganye (2022). Special thanks to jury members John Fleetwood, Anna-Alix KOFFI, Felipe Romero Beltrán, Kathrin Schönegg and Sunyoung Kim and nominator Aldeide Delgado. Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/e7jpurCs Shortlist nominees and nominators: Eleonora Agostini, Italy - nominated by Tommaso Parrillo. Hicham Gardaf, Morocco - nominated by Zied Ben Romdhane. Hiền Hoàng, Vietnam - nominated by Aldeide Delgado. Hoda Afshar, Iran - nominated by Daniel Boetker-Smith. Kathrin Koenning - Germany, nominated by Daniel Boetker-Smith. Mari Katayama - Japan, nominated by Clothilde Morette. Oleg Savunov, Russia - nominated by Daria Panaiotti. Silvia Rosi, Italy - nominated by Elisa Medde. Tarrah Krajnak, Peru - nominated by Elisa Medde. Tereza Zelenkova, Czech Republic - nominated by Markéta Kinterová.

We zijn op zoek naar stagiairs! Ben bij op de hoogte van de laatste trends op gebied van social media, heb je InDesign, Photoshop en Premiere Pro in de vingers en gaat jouw hart sneller kloppen van fotografie? Wil je ervaring opdoen met online marketing en digitale media? Solliciteer dan bij Foam en mogelijk word jij de nieuwe stagiair Content Productie! Meer info via: https://lnkd.in/ecY2shKk

AI and photography represent significant technological advancements within society, that shape our relationship with reality and truth. In the larger conversation around AI images, it is important to raise critical questions about authorship, originality, and the role of the artist in the creative act. However, when used as an artistic tool these technologies also expand the boundaries of what is possible and spark interesting debates about what 'art' means in the first place and what it's role in society is.    Read more about what Katy Hundertmark, Managing Editor of Foam Magazine, and Claartje van Dijk, Senior Curator, shared with DAZED Magazine in the feature about the intersection between AI, art and society in light of Foam's multidimensional project Photography through the Lens of AI: https://lnkd.in/ehjAJZys

Now on view at Mercatorplein’s public space in Stadsdeel West Gemeente Amsterdam: Strength Away From Home by Coco Olakunle. Visit the exhibition until 8 July 2024.⁠ ⁠ The project is initiated in collaboration with KLABU, an Amsterdam-based non-profit organisation that supports refugees through sports, reflecting upon the courage and resilience shown by millions of refugees worldwide who have been torn from their familiar environment and forced to build a new life away from home. The exhibition shows the work of photographer Coco Olakunle which aims to break through existing stereotypes and shift the visual narrative surrounding refugees, empowering their personal voices.⁠ ⁠ Join us on Saturday 22 June from 12.00 until 17.00 hrs for a festive afternoon filled with photography workshops by artist Coco Olakunle and sports activities involving professional athletes. More info available via: https://lnkd.in/eYAn-67S