Image:
Ⓒ BURT GLINN / Magnum Photos
Fidel Castro
Havana, Cuba, Januray 1959

(detail of original image)

#08 Fidel Castro

Foam presents a large solo exhibition #SafePassage by the renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei (1957, China). The exhibition deals with the fate of the individual versus the overruling systems of society, switching from Ai Weiwei’s personal experiences as a refugee of the Chinese Government, to the hundreds of thousands refugees and migrants who risked their lives to reach Europe, only to find their path barred by a succession of border closures.

Especially for the annual museum night Foam asked Amsterdam producer Parrish Smith to make an audio experience to coincide with #SafePassage. During the soundscape you are led through the exhibition by the use of 20 electronic audio tracks. Parrish Smith believes electronic music is both for the body and the mind. Inspired by personal experiences and his determination to keep evolving, Smith developed a distinctive sound derived from an all-analogue set-up, sampling every object that produces sound.

#SafePassage is on show at Foam in Amsterdam until Wednesday, 7 December 2016.

With special thanks to Voyage Direct Label @voyagedirect

#10 Godshuizen I

#9 BUGS

#8 The Daisy Flower

#7 No Days Unalert

#6 When The Waters Are Still

#5 Is The Dreamer Still Asleep

#4 Flying Paper Lantern

#3 Mental Noise

#2 WASPS

#1 Break The System

In light of the exhibition Remsen Wolff – Amsterdam Girls, Eliza Steinbock reflects on the exhibition in their own words. The recording is from the panel talk "Let's Talk: Trans Representation" which took place at Foam on 7 October 2020.

Eliza Steinbock is Assistant Professor in Cultural Analysis at Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

Image: Patch, Amsterdam, 22 April 1992 © The Remsen Wolff Collection, Courtesy of Jochem Brouwer.⁠⠀

Unapologetic By Eliza Steinbock

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