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Dec 10
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Dec 10, 2025
Open Studio with Ugo Woatzi

“In the Alzou Valley once flowed a unique queer community devoted to the river deity. They were fluid beings; the valley and the river breathed with them - a world where queerness, nature, and faith intertwined. But the harmony broke, the waters darkened, and the people of Alzou drifted into exile, leaving only whispers in the river’s song.”

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Join us for Ugo Woatzi’s Open Studio, our newest residents at the FUTURES Hub, and celebrate the end of the year together!

Ugo Woatzi will present their project l’eau brille aussi la nuit as part of the FUTURES & MPB Residency.

Ugo Woatzi’s practice emerges as an intimate and poetic gesture, weaving the political with the imaginary. Moving through constellations of mediums, speculative fragments, queer theories, collective and personal memories, their work imagines new possibilities for belonging and transformation—both for our bodies and for the worlds we inhabit.

For the artist talk, Ugo Woarzi will be in conversation with Samira Damato, filmmaker, curator and artistic director for the Pride Photo Award.

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👉 Please RSVP by 9 December 2025 to confirm your attendance.

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About the portfolio sessions

As part of the Open Studio, Ugo Woatzi, guest teacher at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, will organize four sessions of portfolio discussion, where the participants will have the opportunity to discuss a variety of topics, such as the development of their practice, what it means to take part in a residency program, how to structure a portfolio. Each session is an open conversation on the different aspects of the creative process, without being focused exclusively on the review of the portfolio.

The sessions will take place between 16:00 and 17:30 at the FUTURES Hub and it will be possible to sign up through the form below. There are four spots available, assigned on a first-come, first-served signup basis.

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⚡️ Sign up here for the Portfolio Sessions

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About Ugo Woatzi

Ugo Woatzi’s practice emerges as an intimate and poetic gesture, weaving the political with the imaginary. Moving through constellations of mediums, speculative fragments, queer theories, collective and personal memories, their work imagines new possibilities for belonging and transformation—both for our bodies and for the worlds we inhabit.

In 2024, Woatzi was a participant at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, followed by a residency at WIELS, Centre for Contemporary Art in Brussels, in 2025. Woatzi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and completed studies at the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg, as well as an MA in Visual Arts at LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. Since 2023, they have also been a guest teacher at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.

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The opening is part of FUTURES X MPB residency, supported by MPB, the largest global platform to buy, sell and trade used photo and video gear.

Supported by Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK).

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Photo Credits: Johan Poezevara⁠

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Feb 10
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Feb 10, 2018
Award Ceremony ING Unseen Talent Award

Since 2013, ING Unseen Talent Award provides an international platform for emerging European photography talent to present their work on a global scale. Futures is delighted to announce that the five finalists of the ING Unseen Talent Award 2018 are Futures Talents Dávid Biró (1992, Hungary), Jaakko Kahilaniemi (1989, Finland), Pauline Niks (1982, Netherlands), Eva O’Leary (1989, Ireland) and Alexey Shlyk (1986, Belarus). The finalists will spend the following two months in an extensive coaching course, creating new work for the ING Collection related to this year’s theme: New Horizons: Exploring the promise and perils of the future. The resulting work of the selected artists will be on display during Unseen Amsterdam 2018 from the 21st to the 23rd of September. The winners will be announced at the ING Unseen Talent Award Ceremony on the 20th of September.

Voting for ING Unseen Talent Award is open until 18.00 on Wednesday the 19th of September. Vote now!

This year at Unseen Amsterdam, all ING debit cardholders receive a €5 discount on day tickets! Get yours now.

ING UNSEEN TALENT PROGRAMME 2018
The ING Unseen Talent Award is an initiative of ING and Unseen that gives new European photography talent a stage to present their work on a global scale. ING sees an important role for artists within society for their often provocative and insightful perspectives on societal changes. Stemming from ING’s mission to enhance a culture of innovation and change, the incentive photo award for new talent was initiated in collaboration with Unseen six years ago.

The ING Unseen Talent Programme encourages emerging artists to explore the boundaries of contemporary photography and helps them kick-start their career. It introduces the finalists to extensive networks, providing support from experts and opportunities to exchange ideas with photography professionals. This year, the programme will be led by the internationally established British installation artist, filmmaker and photographer, Isaac Julien. Under his supervision, the selected artists will create new work within the theme New Horizons: Exploring the promise and perils of the future.

ING Art Management and Unseen have selected the five finalists from a long-list provided by experts associated Futures.The scouts who compiled the list are associated with: British Journal of Photography (United Kingdom), CAMERA (Italy), Hyères Festival (France), FOMU (Belgium), Fotofestiwal Łódź (Poland), PHotoESPAÑA (Spain), PhotoIreland (Ireland), Photo Romania Festival (Romania), Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center (Hungary) and Triennial of Photography Hamburg (Germany).

ING UNSEEN TALENT AWARD JURY MEMBERS
The winner of the ING Unseen Talent Award 2018 will be chosen by an international jury, including Emma Bowkett (Director of Photography, FT Weekend Magazine), Florian Ebner (Chief of Photography, Centre Pompidou), Fiona Tan (internationally renowned visual artist and filmmaker) and Sanne ten Brink (Head Curator, ING Collection) and will receive a €10,000 project production fund. In addition to the Jury Prize, a Public Prize will also be awarded to the finalist with the most online votes. The winner of the Public Prize will receive a commission to create new work for the ING Collection. Both winners will be announced at the ING Unseen Talent Award Ceremony during the official opening night of Unseen Amsterdam on the 20th of September 2018.
                                     
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