‘Sterre Arentsen is a Dutch Artist, currently based in Helsinki. Her work is drawn from the observation of the relation between man and nature. She captures moments that have already passed, fragments that have outlived their time. A faded hopscotch court, hidden in a dark alley on the outskirts of the city, where no one plays anymore. A lost puzzle piece on the ground, separated from the whole to which it once belonged. Clear scenes with sharp edges, or abstract frames where color holds everything together. 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. People rarely appear in her images. It’s mostly lifeless objects that convey humanity in their place.’
EXHIBITONS
2023 – Art Week Vienna (AT) – group
2023 – Bucharest Photofest 2023 (RO) – group
2023 – Selected as Foam First Editions by photography museum Foam (NL) – solo
2023 – Schouwburg Hengelo (NL) – group
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)
