Ballon Rouge is a photography gallery in Rotterdam, founded in 2022 by photographer Marlike Marks. The gallery is run collaboratively by the artists it represents, with Marlike as its driving force and initiator. Ballon Rouge presents a dynamic program of exhibitions, book talks, and lectures, rooted in close collaboration, shared curiosity, and mutual support.

The gallery primarily focuses on contemporary photography, while occasionally presenting other forms of visual art that align with our vision. Ballon Rouge works closely with a community of photographers who inspire and challenge one another’s practices, valuing long-term relationships and creating space for artistic development, experimentation, and dialogue.

The work shown at Ballon Rouge explores human experience, memory, and the relationship between people and their environment. The gallery presents photography that pushes the boundaries of the medium, offering new perspectives on the everyday, the remembered, and the imagined. Work that unfolds slowly, invites contemplation, and creates a layered experience where images are not only viewed, but felt.