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Foam presents Hometown, Hailun Ma’s first international museum solo exhibition outside China. The exhibition introduces one of the leading voices of a new generation of Chinese image-makers, whose work moves between autonomous practice, editorial photography and fashion commissions. From long-standing collaborations with Nike and A.P.C. to commissions for publications including Vogue China, T Magazine China and i-D, Ma has developed a photographic language in which fashion becomes a means of observing contemporary society. The artist turns her camera toward the gestures, styles, and relations that shape everyday life in her home region Xinjiang.

The exhibition brings together several of Ma’s recent series, including Xinjiang Fashion Guide, Streetculture, Family and Urban Arts. Together they present a portrait of everyday life in Xinjiang through family relationships, youth culture and local style. Moving beyond generalized representations of Xinjiang, Hometown offers a perspective rooted in everyday experience.

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