Buro Onrust

Opening | Re-Enchantment Photography | Exhibition | Nov 19 - Dec 5 2026, 5-9 pm

We kindly invite you to the opening of Re-Enchanting Photography, an exhibition curated by Ernst van Alphen. The medium of photography and Surrealism form an unlikely couple. Photography is often regarded as the most ‘realist’ medium one can think of; it registers the world objectively. The movement of Surrealism, in contrast, is known as presenting worlds that do not belong to conventional, common-sense reality. However, Surrealism is not just a historical movement; it concerns a world view. By means of a wide range of experimentations it rethinks what we consider real or reality.

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Activities

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EVENT "Re-Echanting Photography" | Ernst van Alphen | Elaborations | Interviews | Book Launch | Nov 19, 2-5 pm | RSVP

A beautiful afternoon has been organized by Buro Onrust & Valiz in advance of the festive opening of the exhibition, curator/author Ernst van Alphen will enter into conversation with Paul Kooiker, Amie Dicke, Juul Kraijer and Geert Goiris, exploring how their work can be better understood through the framework of surrealism. This is followed by a book talk between Ernst van Alphen and publisher Valiz and the launch of Re-Enchanting Photography.

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