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MuseoMag   N°II 2025 
Marta Djourina’s works on view in the exhibition Recently Seen and Admired (2021), at the gallery FeldbuschWiesnerRudolph 
(Berlin) 
FROM CURSED ALGAE TO PAINTING 
WITH LIGHT 
Our exhibition for the European Month of Photography 
In this year’s edition of the European Month of 
Photography in Luxembourg (EMOPLUX), our museum 
has taken on a more active role, with the Head of 
our Fine Arts Department, Ruud Priem, co-curating 
the festival. Initiated in 2006 by Café-Crème asbl in 
partnership with leading photo institutions in Paris, 
Berlin and Vienna, the festival is now a major inter- 
national event dedicated to photography and visual 
culture. It brings together both emerging and esta- 
blished artists and photographers with the aim of 
reflecting the diversity of photography in our time. 
Following the themes of the past two editions, 
where “rethinking” already served as a lens to 
challenge conventional ideas, the 10th edition of 
the festival continues with Rethinking Photography, 
exploring the evolving nature of photography itself 
– as both a medium and an art form. The festival in- 
vites artists and audiences to reconsider the role of 
photography in modern society, reflecting on how 
technological advancements and changing cultural 
contexts are reshaping our perception of images. 
The event will engage with contemporary debates 
surrounding digital images, the manipulation of 
photographs and the role of visual media in the 
age of mass communication. 
SEVEN ARTISTS 
FROM SEVEN COUNTRIES 
The Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart is presenting 
seven artists from various countries, each working 
with and around the photographic medium in ways 
that explore its limits and possibilities across an 
array of contemporary topics and contexts. 
Based in Brussels, the French photographer Alice 
Pallot uses a semi-fictional narrative to address 
a very real and ongoing issue; her project Algues 
Maudites investigates the green algae problem on 
the Breton coast. These “cursed algae,” a result of 
intensive agriculture and other human activities, now 
pose a serious threat to both human health and the 
local environment. In collaboration with an environ- 
mental association and a scientific research insti- 
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marta 
djourina 
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photo: 
gunter lepkowski