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SUMMARY:Beautiful Creatures
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DESCRIPTION:From 9 July to 20 September\, Melkweg Expo presents 'Beautiful 
	Creatures' by\nAmsterdam-based photographer The Sinful Son (Peter van der 
	Wal). At the same\ntime as the exhibition opening\, the photo book 'Beauti
	ful Creatures' will be\nreleased\, published by nai010 publishers.\n\nVisi
	bility Is Resistance\nWith his iconic Polaroid Big Shot and vintage flashc
	ubes\, Van der Wal has\ncaptured hundreds of intimate moments across Amste
	rdam\, Berlin\, London and\nbeyond. DJs\, dancers\, lovers\, strangers\, a
	ll part of the same ritual. What began\nwith a simple question evolved int
	o a striking portrait series and a colourful\ncelebration of the internati
	onal queer community. A love letter to freedom\,\nhedonism\, diversity\, c
	hosen families and the right to be seen.\n\nIn the current climate\, docum
	enting and archiving queer lives is an act of\nresistance. It is a refusal
	 to disappear\, and a clear statement that this\ncommunity has always been
	 here and will continue to exist.\n\nThe Photobook \nThe book brings toget
	her more than 350 unique Polaroids from The Sinful Son’s\ncollection\, com
	plemented by texts by Junior van Keulen\, Ridder van Kooten and\nLewis G. 
	Burton\, which provide context for the work as well as an insight into\nTh
	e Sinful Son’s working methods. The photo book Beautiful Creatures offers 
	a\nrare and intimate glimpse into the queer nightlife of clubs in Amsterda
	m\,\nBerlin\, London and beyond. What would normally fade into the darknes
	s of the\nclub or be lost at sunrise has been brought together in a unique
	 collector’s\nitem and exhibition. Pre-order now and receive your copy dur
	ing the opening of\nthe exhibition at Melkweg Expo.\n\nFrom Tuesday till S
	unday between 11:00  and 19:00 you can visit the exhibition\nfor free at M
	elkweg Expo. The programme is part of Club Chrome: Melkweg’s\nmultidiscipl
	inary festival for WorldPride 2026\, where music\, art and activism\nunite
	. Visit the Club Chrome page for more information\, updates and other show
	s.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/beautiful-creatures
GEO:52.3647777;4.881073026725959
LOCATION:Melkweg - Lijnbaansgracht 234A\, 1017 PH Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,exhibition,leidseplein,lgbtqia+
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>From 9 July to 20 September, Melkwe
	g Expo presents 'Beautiful Creatures' by Amsterdam-based photographer The 
	Sinful Son (Peter van der Wal). At the same time as the exhibition opening
	, the photo book 'Beautiful Creatures' will be released, published by nai0
	10 publishers.</strong></p><p><strong>Visibility Is Resistance</strong><br
	>With his iconic Polaroid Big Shot and vintage flashcubes, Van der Wal has
	 captured hundreds of intimate moments across Amsterdam, Berlin, London an
	d beyond. DJs, dancers, lovers, strangers, all part of the same ritual. Wh
	at began with a simple question evolved into a striking portrait series an
	d a colourful celebration of the international queer community. A love let
	ter to freedom, hedonism, diversity, chosen families and the right to be s
	een.</p><p>In the current climate, documenting and archiving queer lives i
	s an act of resistance. It is a refusal to disappear, and a clear statemen
	t that this community has always been here and will continue to exist.</p>
	<p><strong>The Photobook&nbsp;</strong><br>The book brings together more t
	han 350 unique Polaroids from The Sinful Son’s collection, complemented by
	 texts by Junior van Keulen, Ridder van Kooten and Lewis G. Burton, which 
	provide context for the work as well as an insight into The Sinful Son’s w
	orking methods. The photo book Beautiful Creatures offers a rare and intim
	ate glimpse into the queer nightlife of clubs in Amsterdam, Berlin, London
	 and beyond. What would normally fade into the darkness of the club or be 
	lost at sunrise has been brought together in a unique collector’s item and
	 exhibition. Pre-order now and receive your copy during the opening of the
	 exhibition at Melkweg Expo.</p><p><i>From Tuesday till Sunday between 11:
	00 &nbsp;and 19:00 you can visit the exhibition for free at Melkweg Expo. 
	The programme is part of Club Chrome: Melkweg’s multidisciplinary festival
	 for WorldPride 2026, where music, art and activism unite. Visit the Club 
	Chrome page for more information, updates and other shows.</i></p>
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