Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
Braubachstraße 30-32, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
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Exhibition
NEW BEGINNINGS: PHILIPPINE PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
Duration: September 27, 2025 – January 11, 2026
Opening: Friday, September 26, 2025, 7 pm
SPECIAL EVENTS
Saturday, September 27, 2025, 12 noon
GALLERY TALK “New Beginnings”
with participating artists and the curators Patrick Flores, Andrea Horvay and Celina Lunsford
Gina Osterloh, Looking Back I Accepted Your Invitation, 2005, from the series “Somewhere Tropical”. © Gina Osterloh, 2025, courtesy of the artist and Silverlens, Manila and New York
In light of the dynamic practice of visual culture across time in the Philippines, the exhibition New Beginnings: Philippine Photographic Art presents a diverse selection of photographic works from an archipelago in Southeast Asia. The artists explore a range of concerns: identity, storytelling, migrant labor, memory, and concept of home. All these shed vital light on both deeply personal narratives and broader social reflections.
Rooted in a complex colonial history and shaped by stark social contradictions, Philippine photographic art often indexes moments of transformation and resilience. Through experimental portraits, installations, and compelling documentary styles, the exhibited works foreground emerging subjectivities, lived realities, and cultural processes.
Participating artists are Nana Buxani, Xyza Cruz Bacani, Tommy Hafalla, Gina Osterloh, Wawi Navarroza, Augustine Paredes, Veejay Villafranca, and MM Yu.
New Beginnings: Philippine Photographic Art is curated by Patrick Flores, Andrea Horvay, and Celina Lunsford.
FOTOGRAFIE FORUM FRANKFURT
The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (FFF) is one of the leading centres of photography in Europe. As an exhibition space, institution and event forum the FFF deals with all types and aspects of photography. Since its founding in 1984 it has presented more than 300 exhibitions with historic and contemporary artists. Additionally, the programme of the FFF comprises of regular workshops, talks and discussions with internationally renowned photographers, artists and experts.
