Sarah Rose Guitian Nederlof (b. 1993, Madrid) is a visual artist and contemporary archaeologist. She researches the ambiguity of living with two cultures. In doing so, she depicts complex issues surrounding human existence through everyday (disposable) objects: for example, the plastic bag stands as a metaphor for the quest to belonging or to feel at home somewhere.
By capturing trivial objects, contemporary phenomena and human behaviour — in photography, sculpture, video, sound, text and performance — and bringing them together in spatial collages, the artist shapes an archive of the now. Sarah sees the attentive study of the 'ordinary' as a method to get a grip on the continuous mutability of the reality around us. What would be unearthed in a few centuries, by future archaeologists? What traces do humans leave behind in public spaces? The artist approaches disposable plastic items, packaging materials and synthetic fabrics made for single use such as fruit nets, not as waste but as material for new, interdisciplinary work.
In them, those nondescript, functionless objects, Sarah recognises aspects of her own body: a sense of unremarkability, of a presence forgotten. A plastic bag blown away as a body that has lost its function, overlooked, rendered useless. With care, attention and dedication, the artist discovers the properties, behaviour and identity of the material. The themes she addresses are (bicultural) identity, belongingness, material culture, discomfort and physicality. She translates her thoughts on these topics into colourful, playful and accessible site-specific installations, in order to use lightness to address more complex issues and create awareness in the viewer about terms such as phenomenology, and topophilia, which is defined as the affective bond with one's environment (on a mental, emotional and cognitive level).
Sarah's artistic practice remains in constant, swaying motion so that from one project comes another. She conducts a silent protest against a society that sleeps, namely Western society. Western people are used to experiencing discomfort and look away from uncomfortable situations. The artist gives the viewer a decisive message: dare to look at your surroundings, confront yourself with habits and nature by consciously living in the here and now.
All texts on this website are written by Puck Kroon (unless otherwise stated).
Curriculum Vitae
Exhibitions
2024 Limburg Biënnale, Marres, NL (G)
2024 The Things That Find Us, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2023 Open Studio, Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, NL (S)
2023 The Manifest of Remembrance, Tiny Art Gallery x Fig Sofia, Sofia, BG (G)
2022 La Sobremesa, Witte Rook x Stedelijk Museum Breda, Breda, NL (S)
2022 An Unforeseen Encounter, Wild Summer of Art BRUTUS, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2022 An Unforeseen Encounter, Offscreen x PPR CBK, WORM, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2022 An Unforeseen Encounter, The Orchid and the Wasp, NDSM, Amsterdam, NL (S)
2022 Prospects and Concepts, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2021 Raam Expo NE Studio, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2021 Sensory Threshold LAB, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, NL (G)
2021 An Unforeseen Encounter, Daily Practice, Rotterdam, NL (S)
2021 Publieke Werken, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2021 Open Studio, AADK Blanca, Murcia, ES (G)
2021 Welkom, De Vitrine Cultuur Werkplaats Tarwewijk, Rotterdam, NL (S)
2020 The Right Orange, M_M Art Space, Kattendijke, NL (G)
2020 The Right Orange, Raam Maar, Rotterdam, NL (S)
2020 The Right Orange, The Tiny Art Gallery, The Hague, NL (G)
2019 Presentation research project on distance, De Zure Bom, Rotterdam, NL (S)
2019 #wheredoyoucomefrom, The Orchid and the Wasp, NDSM, Amsterdam, NL (S)
2019 Museum night, AADK Blanca, Murcia, ES (G)
2019 Open Studios Borgerstraat during Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2018 KIOSK, Galerie Lecq, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2018 OMWTTGS, Final show Bcademie, Garage, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2018 BAF Banier Art Festival, Bcademie, Rotterdam, NL
2018 On Ownership, The Orchid and the Wasp, Amsterdam, NL (D)
2017 The First Show, Bcademie, 18th Street Gallery, Los Angeles, US (G)
2017 Unnoticed Art performance, Platform Projects Athens, Athens, GR (G)
2016 Retina #4 during Libros Mutantes, La Casa encendida, Madrid, ES (G)
2016 Retina #3 OT301, Amsterdam, NL (G)
2016 Hoboken Apocalypse, Hoboken, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2016 Graduation show, WDKA Finals, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2015 Instagram Favourties Der Greif, Wandering Bears Collective, London, GB (G)
2024 Limburg Biënnale, Marres, NL (G)
2024 The Things That Find Us, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2023 Open Studio, Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, NL (S)
2023 The Manifest of Remembrance, Tiny Art Gallery x Fig Sofia, Sofia, BG (G)
2022 La Sobremesa, Witte Rook x Stedelijk Museum Breda, Breda, NL (S)
2022 An Unforeseen Encounter, Wild Summer of Art BRUTUS, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2022 An Unforeseen Encounter, Offscreen x PPR CBK, WORM, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2022 An Unforeseen Encounter, The Orchid and the Wasp, NDSM, Amsterdam, NL (S)
2022 Prospects and Concepts, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2021 Raam Expo NE Studio, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2021 Sensory Threshold LAB, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, NL (G)
2021 An Unforeseen Encounter, Daily Practice, Rotterdam, NL (S)
2021 Publieke Werken, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2021 Open Studio, AADK Blanca, Murcia, ES (G)
2021 Welkom, De Vitrine Cultuur Werkplaats Tarwewijk, Rotterdam, NL (S)
2020 The Right Orange, M_M Art Space, Kattendijke, NL (G)
2020 The Right Orange, Raam Maar, Rotterdam, NL (S)
2020 The Right Orange, The Tiny Art Gallery, The Hague, NL (G)
2019 Presentation research project on distance, De Zure Bom, Rotterdam, NL (S)
2019 #wheredoyoucomefrom, The Orchid and the Wasp, NDSM, Amsterdam, NL (S)
2019 Museum night, AADK Blanca, Murcia, ES (G)
2019 Open Studios Borgerstraat during Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2018 KIOSK, Galerie Lecq, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2018 OMWTTGS, Final show Bcademie, Garage, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2018 BAF Banier Art Festival, Bcademie, Rotterdam, NL
2018 On Ownership, The Orchid and the Wasp, Amsterdam, NL (D)
2017 The First Show, Bcademie, 18th Street Gallery, Los Angeles, US (G)
2017 Unnoticed Art performance, Platform Projects Athens, Athens, GR (G)
2016 Retina #4 during Libros Mutantes, La Casa encendida, Madrid, ES (G)
2016 Retina #3 OT301, Amsterdam, NL (G)
2016 Hoboken Apocalypse, Hoboken, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2016 Graduation show, WDKA Finals, Rotterdam, NL (G)
2015 Instagram Favourties Der Greif, Wandering Bears Collective, London, GB (G)
Grants / Prices
2024 PPR CBK Rotterdam, NL
2024 Voucher Ontwikkeling, Mondriaan Fonds, NL
2023 PPR CBK Rotterdam, NL
2023 Stichting Stokroos, NL
2023 Het Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, NL
2022 Stipendium 01, Stichting KLEIO, NL
2021 Makersloket, Stichting Droom en Daad, NL
2021 PPR, CBK Rotterdam, NL
2020 Stipendium for Emerging Artists, Mondriaan Fonds, NL
2024 PPR CBK Rotterdam, NL
2024 Voucher Ontwikkeling, Mondriaan Fonds, NL
2023 PPR CBK Rotterdam, NL
2023 Stichting Stokroos, NL
2023 Het Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, NL
2022 Stipendium 01, Stichting KLEIO, NL
2021 Makersloket, Stichting Droom en Daad, NL
2021 PPR, CBK Rotterdam, NL
2020 Stipendium for Emerging Artists, Mondriaan Fonds, NL
Artist in residency / Trips
2024 Artist in Residence, Expanded Spaces, EL
2024 Voucher International Venice Biennale, organised by Mondrian Fund
2023 Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, NL
2022 Orientation trip Portugal and Spain, organized by Mondriaan Fund
2022 Artist in Residence, Witterook, Breda, NL
2021 Artist in Residence, AADK Spain, Blanca, ES
2019 Artist in Residence, AADK Spain, Blanca, ES
2024 Artist in Residence, Expanded Spaces, EL
2024 Voucher International Venice Biennale, organised by Mondrian Fund
2023 Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, NL
2022 Orientation trip Portugal and Spain, organized by Mondriaan Fund
2022 Artist in Residence, Witterook, Breda, NL
2021 Artist in Residence, AADK Spain, Blanca, ES
2019 Artist in Residence, AADK Spain, Blanca, ES
Artist talk / Interview / Publication
2023 'Een plastic tasje als danspartner' interview by Alex de Vries, Mister Motley, NL
2022 'Een ode aan het servet (…)' interview by Puck Kroon, Witte Rook Online, NL
2022 'Nostalgic Pills’, Mood, The Art of Today, online magazine
2022 'Ode aan de servet' interview in newspaper BN De Stem, NL
2022 Atelier Geluiden podcast interview with Rizoom, NL
2022 Film screening and interview, Offscreen x PPR CBK, WORM, Rotterdam, NL
2022 Artist Talk Vuelta//Arte, Stedelijk Museum Breda in collaboration with Witte Rook, NL
2022 'De Prospects van Art Rotterdam' featured in Mister Motley, NL
2022 Groot Nederlands Kunstkalender, NL
2021 ENOUGH magazine (commissioned still lifes), NL
2020 The Right Orange self published card set
2020 PAPA newspaper (featured photos and text), NL
2020 Open Studio Borgerstraat artist publication, NL
2018 ‘The Tower of Babel’ interview by Mila Stolk, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, NL
2023 'Een plastic tasje als danspartner' interview by Alex de Vries, Mister Motley, NL
2022 'Een ode aan het servet (…)' interview by Puck Kroon, Witte Rook Online, NL
2022 'Nostalgic Pills’, Mood, The Art of Today, online magazine
2022 'Ode aan de servet' interview in newspaper BN De Stem, NL
2022 Atelier Geluiden podcast interview with Rizoom, NL
2022 Film screening and interview, Offscreen x PPR CBK, WORM, Rotterdam, NL
2022 Artist Talk Vuelta//Arte, Stedelijk Museum Breda in collaboration with Witte Rook, NL
2022 'De Prospects van Art Rotterdam' featured in Mister Motley, NL
2022 Groot Nederlands Kunstkalender, NL
2021 ENOUGH magazine (commissioned still lifes), NL
2020 The Right Orange self published card set
2020 PAPA newspaper (featured photos and text), NL
2020 Open Studio Borgerstraat artist publication, NL
2018 ‘The Tower of Babel’ interview by Mila Stolk, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, NL