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Safehouse<\/em> by Sheida Soleimani
40″x30″; archival pigment print; 2024. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Layered Realities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at Fotomuseum Hilversum, Hilversum, Netherlands
21 May-18 October 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fotomuseum Hilversum presents “Layered Realities: Photography & Collage,” an international group exhibition featuring contemporary artists from the Netherlands and abroad who work with collage. The exhibition brings together both established names and emerging artists, several of whom are being presented in the Netherlands for the first time. In this exhibition, the boundaries of photography are challenged through collage and connected to different media, ranging from installation and video to sculptural work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artists use collage as a visual language to explore pressing themes such as identity, family history, and the role of images in a world saturated with visual information. Many of the works begin with the layered nature of the material itself: artists cut, stack, and combine images. As a result, the photographic works become almost tactile\u2014not only seen, but felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collage emerged in the early twentieth century as a response to political and social unrest. Artists used images from newspapers and magazines to criticize politics, modern life, and conservative ideas around gender. Collage became a way to protest and challenge existing ways of thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In “Layered Realities,” artists show how a new generation of makers is once again turning to collage to explore fresh perspectives on urgent contemporary issues. Using archival photographs and personal material, Thato Toeba and Guanyu Xu reveal that history is never fixed, but shaped by what we choose to show\u2014and what we leave out. In the work of Michael Young and Samaa Abu Allaban, personal stories and memories come together, presenting identity as something made up of multiple layers. Other artists, such as Sara Bezov\u0161ek and Jaya Pelupessy, respond to the overwhelming stream of images we process every day. No\u00e9mie Goudal creates constructed environments that invite viewers to imagine scenarios that do not yet exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition features work by Samaa Abu Allaban, Mercedes Azpilicueta, Ruth van Beek, Sara Bezov\u0161ek, Cortis & Sonderegger, Frido Evers, No\u00e9mie Goudal, Camille L\u00e9v\u00eaque and Lucie Khahoutian, Neo Matloga, Jaya Pelupessy, Sheida Soleimani, Thato Toeba, Justin Ugochukwu, Guanyu Xu, and Michael Young. The exhibition is curated by Fiepke van Niel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(text adapted from material provided by the gallery)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong>

Fotomuseum Hilversum<\/strong>
Kerkbrink 6
1211 BX Hilversum, Netherlands
+31 35 533 9601<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours:
Tuesday-Sunday, 11AM-5PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COLLAGE ON VIEW Layered Realities at Fotomuseum Hilversum, Hilversum, Netherlands21 May-18 October 2026 Fotomuseum Hilversum presents “Layered Realities: Photography & Collage,” an international group exhibition featuring contemporary artists from the Netherlands and abroad who work with collage. The exhibition brings…<\/p>\n

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