With used costumes of previous ballet and opera performances, photographer Alexander van Keulen did not only give these costumes a new life and a new story to tell, he also used his fairylike and romantic style to capture negative emotions and the magic around ballet. Only this time, not on stage.

For this exhibition, curator Marian Duff of OSCAM connects the talented photographer Alexander van Keulen with the Bijlmer. The exhibition consists of 14 photographs, with a number of faces from the Bijlmer and costumes from the depot of the Dutch National Opera & Ballet. The costumes were made in the costume department of Dutch National Opera & Ballet at the Waterlooplein. They have had roles in different operas and ballets, but now have new and different roles.

Resist! Take a stand in fashion’ is a photography exhibition curated by Mila Ernst (Modemuze), Lisa Whittle (Modemuze) and Marian Duff (OSCAM). They asked the photographers Carin Verbruggen, Marques Malacia, Alexander van Keulen en Yves Saidi to reflect on ‘resistance’ in fashion together with four young curators from Modemuze. The teams will show their vision, by creating new photographic work and telling new and old stories based on the heritage collection of Modemuze. Each team chose an example from the fashion and costume collections of the Amsterdam Museum, Centraal Museum Utrecht, Museum Rotterdam and the Tropenmuseum as their source of inspiration.