Capturing the unseen: Yorgos Lanthimos will bring his photography to Foam Amsterdam

Best known for his distinctive cinematic universe, Yorgos Lanthimos reveals a more intimate side of his practice with Yorgos Lanthimos: Photographs, opening at Amsterdam’s Foam on February 12th, 2027. Organised with London-based publisher MACK, the exhibition features nearly 180 images spanning six years and remains on view until 6 June.

Beyond the film set

The exhibition gathers four photographic series, three of which emerged around the productions of Poor Things (2023), Kinds of Kindness (2024) and Bugonia (2025). Captured in New Orleans, Atlanta, Henley-on-Thames and Budapest, the images look beyond the films themselves, finding unexpected beauty in their locations, encounters and peripheral details. Several have appeared in Lanthimos’ photobooks, including Dear God, the Parthenon is still broken, i shall sing these songs beautifully and VISCIN.

His fourth series, no word for blue, offers a more personal perspective through black-and-white photographs taken on solitary walks around Athens and the Greek islands. Away from cinema’s constructed worlds, Lanthimos focuses on overlooked landscapes, everyday details and the quiet poetry of ordinary life.

A filmmaker’s eye, a photographer’s freedom

Alongside acclaimed films such as The Lobster, The Favourite and Poor Things, Lanthimos has developed an independent photographic practice spanning editorial commissions, fashion campaigns and photobooks. His fourth book, no word for blue, is scheduled for release in September 2027.

Guest curator Michael Mack sees the Greek photographs as a new chapter in the artist’s work, reflecting a more introspective relationship with familiar surroundings. For Lanthimos, photography offers the freedom to wander, observe and capture moments without a predetermined plan. At Foam, four distinct series reveal the curious, unconventional eye that defines his creative world.