Opening Night: Early Gaze & Danial Shah
- Date 23.10.2025
- Time 19:45 - 00:00
- Fee Free
- Location FOMU
On Thursday, October 23, FOMU will open two new exhibitions. Everyone is welcome to join the festive opening night of the exhibitions Early Gaze – Unseen Photography from the 19th Century & Danial Shah – Becoming, Belonging and Vanishing.
Programme:
7:45 PM – Doors open
8:00 PM – Opening speeches by FOMU director Maartje Stubbe and Antwerp’s Alderman of Culture Lien Van de Kelder
8:30 PM – Exhibitions open for visits (until 11:00 PM)
9:00 – 11:00 PM – Performance by OST Collective (continuous)
9:30 – 11:30 PM – Live music by modell.jazzgroup (continuous)
Admission is free, and everyone is welcome.
EARLY GAZE - Unseen Photography from the 19th Century
EARLY GAZE casts a fresh light on the rise and development of photography in 19th-century Belgium. The invention of photography did not only bring technological novelty, but also changed the way we see ourselves and the world. What began as a marvel of innovation quickly expanded into an instrument for control and image-building.
Daniel Shah - Becoming, Belonging and Vanishing
Through photography and film, Shah explores the world of photo studios in his hometown Quetta (Pakistan). Spaces originally characterized by hand painted backdrops, costumes and material props, these studios have today morphed into digital collage playgrounds. Nevertheless they still serve the original function as spaces for constructing and reworking identities, aspirations, and belongings.
