Opening Futures at Unseen Amsterdam 2018
On Thursday 20th Septermber, Futures will open officially its doors to the world.
At 5.30 p.m. Futures will inaugurate the outdoor exhibition in the "Talent Pool" at the Westergasfabriek with a welcoming moment for all the artists and curators involved in the project.
At 6.00 p.m. there will be the official opening of Unseen Amsterdam 2018 and the Futures Narrative exhibition at the Machinegebow on the Westergasfabriek terrain will be open to the public.
Description
Please join us for the first Magnum x FUTURES Artist Spotlight of 2026 with Visvaldas Morkevicius.
Visvaldas Morkevicius will present his latest photography project.
“Losing someone is like the sky surrendering a star, a note falling silent in a familiar tune. Everything changes, with memories lingering in the air like echoes in empty rooms. Moments resurface unexpectedly: fragments of laughter, the warmth of a touch, vivid and almost too real to be gone. Moving forward feels strange, like walking on uneven ground, each step shifting what once felt certain. You drift between shadows and light, caught between the past and the future. Something within you subtly rearranges, yet nothing feels completely whole.”
Using photography as a medium, the artist captures the emotional terrain of loss – fragmented memories, fleeting moments, and the interplay of absence and presence – creating visual echoes that explore the fragile balance between holding on and moving forward. Ultimately, the piece becomes a “letter to self of acceptance.”
Details
Online
Tuesday 22 September
5 - 6 pm Amsterdam time
Free – Registration required
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Please join us for the first Magnum x FUTURES Artist Spotlight of 2026 with Sára Kölcsey.
Sára Kölcsey will present her latest work.
About FUTURES x Magnum Artist Spotlight:
Five times a year, Magnum Learn invites a FUTURES photographer to take the spotlight in an online conversation about their artistic journey. The series connects audiences worldwide with the artist’s practice, inspirations, and the ideas behind their work.
We also hope to inspire the next generation of photographers, providing them with the opportunity to connect with fellow artists.
Details:
Online
Tuesday 30 June
5 - 6pm Amsterdam time
Free – Registration required
Tudor Rhys Etchells is a visual artist who uses the photograph to challenge fictions created by legal systems. Working within such a bureaucracy in his previous role as a human rights lawyer inspires his closeness to the document and brutally mundane. Documentary photography is a medium that often fails, so parodying it as a system of constructing truth, he questions the norm of the imagined nation state.
If you’re in Riga, don’t miss the Open Studio with Tudor on 27 May in Riga.
“Metamorphosis” arrives in Turin at EXPOSED Torino Photo Festival after traveling to Prague and Rouen.
Exploring metamorphosis as a personal, social, and environmental process, the group exhibition brings together diverse visual languages that reflect the tensions shaping our time.
From 9 April to 2 June, the exhibition will be presented across six independent spaces in Turin (Italy), fostering connections between the city’s cultural venues and emerging visual artists.
The works of Claudia Amatruda (Foggia, 1995), Máté Bartha (Budapest, 1987), Benedetta Casagrande (Milan, 1993), Anna Orlowska (Opole, 1986), Ada Zielinska (Warsaw, 1989), and Yana Wernicke (Berlin, 1990) will be exhibited in the non-profit spaces Mucho Mas!, Witty Books, Almanac, Quartz Studio, Cripta747, and Jest, strengthening a network of collaboration between independent initiatives and new generations of artists in contemporary photography.
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