‘Sterre Arentsen is a Dutch Artist based in Berlin and the Netherlands, specialized in photography. In her work she explores the relation between humans and nature, but people rarely appear in her pictures. Instead, she shows lifeless objects that bear a trace of humanness, often carried by an air of melancholy. Various analog techniques allow her to extract more from a scene than meets the eye at first glance, in a sense turning the world inside out.’

My memories have never been vivid. When I look at old photos of myself, I am often left astonished. As if I am looking at someone else entirely and seeing the scene for the first time. This sensation is something I search for during my work process. I want it to be intuitive to such an extent that I will not be able to remember how, when and where I shot something subsequently. Colors and shapes form the foundation of surrealistic associations, filling my archive with timeless memories.

EDUCATION

2017 – 2022 Crossmedia Design (cum laude) – AKI ArtEZ Enschede (NL)
2020 – 2021 Applied Physics – Propedeuse diploma achieved (cum laude) – Saxion Enschede (NL)
2020 – N/J Studio – Internship – Amsterdam (NL)
2016 – TEKEN Design – Internship – Zutphen (NL)

EXHIBITONS

now
2023 – Selected as Foam First Editions by photography museum Foam (NL)

soon
2023 – Schouwburg Hengelo (NL) – group – opening: 11/03/2023

past

2022 – Buiten Westen #3 – Drawing Centre Diepenheim (NL) – group
2022 – Kunsthal Hof 88 – Almelo (NL) – group
2022 – Paris Photo – Carte Blanche Students Finalist – Paris (FR) group
2022 – Melkweg Expo – Graduation Show/Arty Party (NL) – group
2022 – AKI Finals – Enschede (NL) – group
2021 – Stil ‘t Tij – IJsselbiënale 2021 – Dat Bolwerck Zutphen (NL) – group
2021 – Herbelichting – Fotogalerie Objektief Enschede (NL) – duo
2018 – Secret 7 Contest – NOW Gallery Londen (GB) – group

PUBLICATIONS & FEATURES

2023 – Financieel Dagblad – Weekend Appendix (NL) 
2022 – Fotofilmic – JRNL14 – Curated by Coralie Kraft – Cover/p. – Publication (magazine) (CA)
2022 – Metropolis M – Graduates Appendix – Cover/p.34 – Publication (magazine) (NL)
2022 – Carte Blanche Students Finalist – Paris Photo – Feature (FR)
2022 – VIEPA – Vienna International Photo Award – Honorable Mention – Student Award – Feature (AT)
2022 – Coup De Coeur – Incadaqués International Photo Festival – Instagram Contest Prize – Feature (ES)
2021 – Fotozomer Zutphen – IJssel-biënnale – Publication – (magazine) (NL)
2021 – LFK Magazine – winter edition – Single image – Publication (magazine) (NL)
2020 – Ce que cache la nuit – Fisheyemagazine – Feature (FR)
2020 – Encourage – Canon – Photobook – Publication (book) (FR)
2019 – Lowlands festival – Design contest – Publication (napkin) (NL)