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Foam Talent 2022: Exploring Global Issues Through Contemporary Photography Exhibition

Discover diverse visual languages and critical perspectives from twenty emerging artists pushing photographic boundaries.

The Foam Talent 2022 exhibition brings together a new generation of photographers examining urgent global challenges. This presentation showcases innovative artistic practices and unique visual languages that explore contemporary affairs, from collective societal impacts to personal experiences. Visitors can engage with a wide range of photographic genres, including documentary, portraiture, and digital imagery.

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Foam Talent 2022 is a group exhibition showcasing the work of a new generation of artists who explore pressing global issues through photography. The exhibition features diverse visual languages and critical perspectives on contemporary affairs, examining their impact on both collective and personal levels.

Curatorial context

Foam proudly presents 'Foam Talent 2022', a group exhibition highlighting the work of twenty participating photographers who address current global challenges. These artists explore and extend the boundaries of photography today, each presenting their unique visual language to critically examine the world around us. They delve into collective affairs and ongoing issues, considering their personal, local, historical, symbolic, emotional, and bodily impacts. The exhibition features a wide range of photographic genres, including portraiture, documentary photography, digital imagery, and archival material, creating a space for viewers to reflect and engage with diverse situations and current events. Complementing the physical experience, this digital exhibition offers deeper insights into the artists and their works, exploring their inspirations and techniques through artistic and educational perspectives. Visitors are encouraged to read, see, and hear more about the exhibition's themes and topics, engaging with the works through interactive elements. The selected artists for Foam Talent 2022 include Marwan Bassiouni, Myriam Boulos, Olgaç Bozalp, Laura Chen, Kata Geibl, Lina Geoushy, Marvel Harris, Alexandra Rose Howland, Ange-Frédéric Koffi, Czar Kristoff, Yushi Li, Carla Liesching, Seif Kousmate, Pavo Marinović, Diego Moreno, Donja Nasseri, Ghazaleh Rezaei, Linn Phyllis Seeger, Ritsch Sisters, and Donavon Smallwood. The Foam Talent Programme and the biennial Talent issue of Foam Magazine are supported by the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation.

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The exhibition features twenty participating photographers: Marwan Bassiouni, Myriam Boulos, Olgaç Bozalp, Laura Chen, Kata Geibl, Lina Geoushy, Marvel Harris, Alexandra Rose Howland, Ange-Frédéric Koffi, Czar Kristoff, Yushi Li, Carla Liesching, Seif Kousmate, Pavo Marinović, Diego Moreno, Donja Nasseri, Ghazaleh Rezaei, Linn Phyllis Seeger, Ritsch Sisters, and Donavon Smallwood.
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