Sara Blokland
Work
A grey room of Gold ( 2022)
With the exhibition FLASH BACK, the Mauritshuis is celebrating 200 years as an art museum. “A Grey Room of Gold”…read more →
reproduction of family:part 5 /The group of 1938
For decades, the attic of the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam housed a number of life-size dolls – forgotten and covered…read more →
De Antillendag /The Antilles Day
Exhibitions on colonial history are constantly under scrutiny. Whose perspective dominates? Whose voice is heard, and who is the intended…read more →
the Dollhouse (film)
For decades, the attic of the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam housed a number of life-size dolls – forgotten and covered in…read more →
Srefidensi
Srefidensi
In the artistic research project SREFIDENSI FOTO, I collect and research photographs related to both known and unknown Surinamese…read more →
IDENTITIES: Contemporary Caribbean Perspective
met werk van Rachel Morón Kevin Osepa Quinsy Gario en (gastcurator) Sara Blokland
Srefidensi en de vlag
“Srefidensi en de Vlag” is a public space work created by Sara Blokland and Jaya Pelupessy.
The focus of our…read more →
‘WHAT ABOUT ME?
‘What about me?’ waarin de zoektocht naar identiteit centraal staat.VU GallerieDe Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam
Deelnemende kunstenaars Deelnemende kunstenaars zijn: Sara…read more →
12 and 14 dec. 2017 lecture at Appel art center and Witte de With
Lecture by Sara Blokland about postcolonialism and contemporary art.
KUNST NU (ART NOW) is a crash course contemporary art organized…read more →
Reproduction of family part 4: Mother’s history – a library of language
In the multimedia installation, Mother’s History, a Library of Language, Sara Blokland explores her mother’s Amsterdam-Jewish family history. Sara Blokland…read more →
Play
Sara Blokland (NL) is a visual artist predominately working with photography. In her work she reflects on the complicated role…read more →
Mother’s History /On the move/ Het Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Reproduction of family part 4: Mother’s history – a library of language
On the move 29 Aug 2014…read more →
Rooted Movement
Gallery Lmakprojects New York Group show; Sara Blokland, Jonathan Calm, Jeannette Ehlers, Nikita Gale, Erika Ranee
July 1 – August…read more →
about me
I am a visual artist, curator ad researcher . I studied photography and film/theatre design at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy…read more →
Reproduction of family part 3: The wallpaper paper
Printed 11 1/4 x 15 inches 148 pages Edition 10 2012
Reproduction of family part 3: Butterflies don’t exist
This is the third chapter in an ongoing narrative about photography, family histories, and migration. Through the use of…read more →
Reproduction of family part 2
This the second chapter in an ongoing narrative about photography, family histories and migration. Using text, video and photographic images…read more →
1975 de dag dat mijn vader een Surinamer werd
( in collection of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam)
Reproduction of family part 1
This the first chapter in an ongoing narrative about photography, family histories and migration. Using text, video and photographic images…read more →
Siblings
Installation (wallpaper) 2008
Related: A photographic performance
Photography Inkjet print on paper 110x160cm 2007
( in collection of Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam)
The Coffee room /de koffie kamer ( 2008)
The Coffee Room was an installation set in the former coffee room used by the Zuiderzee Museum’s repair staff. Originally…read more →
Linda
2006
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Linda” is a series of photographs featuring Sara Blokland’s sister, Linda, who was a pop idol in the…read more →
Father’s paradise
The installation “Father’s Paradise” reflects on identity, ideals, and memories. The work comprises photographs taken by a man who cherishes…read more →
Home
“Home” is a multimedia installation exploring the relationship between migrant identities, architecture, and colonial aesthetics. Over 60 images and 6…read more →
CORNERS ( 2002)
‘CORNERS’ , by visual artist Sara Blokland, was developed and commissioned by Theater Stella as a visual installation for…read more →
Alex en Linda
Installation/inkjet prints
2005
Fam. Abstract
2002
( several pieces in collection of Kunst Museum Den Haag )
Neutrals
2002
Fam
Fam
Fam is a photo series of 26 portraits of 4 members of Sara Blokland’s family. They are all photographed…read more →
books
CURATING: Unfixed Photography and Postcolonial Perspectives in Contemporary Art
Unfixed Photography and Postcolonial Perspectives in Contemporary Art
CONCEPT
UNFIXED (2009-2012) was a project that explored the relationship between photography,…read more →
The Photobook: A History Volume III
Following the success of volumes I and II of The Photobook: A History, this third volume brings the history of…read more →
Sideways
Initiative: Atousa Bandeh contributors: Atousa Bandeh, Sara Blokland, Katrin Korfmann, Nickel van Duivenbode, Bassam Chekhes en Tina Rahimy contribution Sara…read more →
The policeband of Suriname
Concept and photography: Sara Blokland Initiative and research: Afra Jonker Production: Boa Productions Design and image editing: Willem van Zoetendaal…read more →
archivo
Year 2009 Size 32×25 cm Colour Full colour Design Willem van Zoetendaal
Van Waarde
Subject: A history of the Zuiderzee. Material archive: Zuiderzeemuseum, photos sent by individuals, photography, and text by Sara Blokland.
Content:…read more →
bio and interviews
About Sara
Sara Blokland (the Netherlands, 1969) is a visual artist, independent researcher, and curator in photography. Her work examines the ambiguous…read more →
Fotografie voorbij de kaders
https://www.hku.nl/het-werk-van-hku/verhalen/fotografie-voorbij-de-kaders
Fotografie voorbij de kaders Blokland: ‘Circulate: Photography Beyond Frames vindt plaats in het kader van de tweejaarlijkse kunstaankopen door het…read more →
Podcast Interview met Sara Blokland in het NFM
45 jaar Srefidensi interview Black Archives
podcast Sara Blokland in gesprek met Ruben Jacobs
Mother’s History in the Stedelijk Museum
INTERVIEW Sara Blokland: “Who is allowed to be in the picture?”
Interview by Theresa Sigmund.
Sara Blokland: “Who is allowed to be in the picture?”
INTERVIEW: Vincent van Velsen in conversation with Sara Blokland.
About defining base, home and history
Sara Blokland is a visual artist, curator and independant researcher of photography. She lives…read more →
curate and research
lecture Reinwardt Academy
April 15th The Reinwardt Academy is happy to invite you for the ‘Performance of a research in progress’ by Sara…read more →
A human copy of violence
A Human Copy of Violence is a visual work in progress that imagines the lives of life-size figures in museums…read more →
IDENTITIES – Contemporary Caribbean perspectives
The Dutch-Caribbean identity cannot be confined to a single location, language, or culture. Its diversity is intertwined with the colonial…read more →
Open Set
lecture and workshop by Sara Blokland on 7 and 8 of december
at openset.nl
The Radical Cut-Up Muscle and Mind Week: Disruptive Narratives
Lecture October 9th title : Reproduction of family organized by Radical Cut-up, location Stedelijk Museum
26 APRIL 2017 speaker at the seminar :Objects and Affects
Ethnographic collections are spaces for histories of relations, colonial relations, knowledges, desires, lifeworlds, materials, and techniques.
The ethnographic archive is…read more →
11 APRIL 2017 open lecture FramerFramed
11-04-2017Srefidensi and the reproduction of a family history a lecture by Sara Blokland About her art and the project SrefidensiFoto, photo…read more →
RESEARCH: Srefidensi a photographic perspective on the Surinamese histories of resistance and emancipation
“Srefidensi” (Independence) (2015 – 2017) is an artistic research project that uses photography to reflect on centuries of protest,…read more →
Srefidensi and the Flag
Srefidensi en de Vlag van kunstenaars Sara Blokland en Jaya Pelupessy . Met dit werk kijken Blokland en Pelupessy naar…read more →
RESEARCH AND WRITINGS : MA THESIS Photography framing poverty
READ the complete MA THESIS here >>>>> Photographic production as colonizing practice: the construction of the ‘non-Western subject in crisis’…read more →