Sarah Rose Guitian Nederlof (b. 1993, Madrid) creates site-specific multimedia installations that incorporate photography, text, sound, sculpture, and (video) performances. Her work is driven by physical observations and experiences in public spaces, alongside a fascination with discarded materials like plastic bags, bottles, wrapping materials, and abandoned textiles. She explores the relationship between the human body, particularly the female body, and these objects to better understand how it interacts with public spaces and the various human and non-human elements within them. These relationships are presented in spatial assemblages, forming what she calls an "archive of the now." Her research is fueled by subjective experiences, especially the feeling of anxiety in public spaces. Her bicultural Spanish-Dutch identity also informs her work, bringing a sense of alienation from cultural contexts and the relationships formed within them.
Her process is research-oriented and often unfolds over long-term studio investigations, where she experiments with various media. Through this, she explores both her bodily experiences and her interactions with the collected objects. She works like an archaeologist of contemporary culture, investigating the traces left by others. The results of this research manifest in sculptural, performative, and relational installations, where the elements activate and influence each other. Her practice has expanded from photography to sculpture, and more recently, performance and video performance.
Born and raised in Spain, Sarah Rose Guitian Nederlof moved to the Netherlands at 18 to study at the Willem de Kooning Academy. Since graduating as an Autonomous Artist in 2016, she has continued to develop her practice in Rotterdam.



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)
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
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
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
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