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Sara Ferrer is a Spanish visual artist born in Madrid in 1979. Her works explore themes of identity, memory, and human interactions with water.
Early Life and Education
Sara developed a deep affinity for water from an early age, finding solace and refuge in swimming due to various health issues during her childhood. At the age of six, under medical recommendations, Sara moved to the Mediterranean coast, where she continued in swimming classes and found in the beach environment a comfortable place amidst challenging family dynamics. After a few years, she returned to Madrid and during adolescence, Sara began her artistic studies. She also engaged in voluntary artistic projects in Sicily and the west coast of France, further shaping her creative outlook.
Career
In 2000, Sara embarked on a transformative journey to South Shields, England, where she dedicated six intensive months to various social projects using art as a medium for community engagement. Her volunteer work earned recognition from local authorities, marking a pivotal moment in her artistic career and instilling a sense of social responsibility in her practice.
Continuing her artistic pursuits, Sara returned to Newcastle, England, to study Fine Arts. She also worked as a performer within the Theater Company NWSI and simultaneously pioneered her own innovative language teaching project, Multiculturart. This project, blending art and theater, received funding support from the British Council and showcased Sara's commitment to using art as a tool for education and social change.
Back to Madrid in 2005, she completed her studies at La Palma School of Art and Design n°1 and El Centro de Tecnologia del Espectaculo in Madrid. During this time, she continued to work in various theaters, as a props master and stagehand in prominent venues such as El Teatro Real in Madrid, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, CNTC and Teatro de La Zarzuela, this experiences influenced Ferrer's artistic vision in creating connected narratives through everyday objects. Sara then relocated to Malta in 2011 before ultimately settling in Berlin in 2012 where she continues to live and work today.
In Berlin, Sara has established herself as an independent artist and collaborated with artists such as Ivana Franke, Tue Greenfort, Tomas Saraceno, and Alvaro Urbano in their artistic productions..[1]
In recent years, Sara dedicates her work to the ocean due to her connection to the sea nurtured since childhood, and her first experiences breathing underwater. This profound passion has spurred her to pursue training as a diving instructor. By assuming both the roles of artist and diving instructor, Sara aims to merge art with environmental advocacy, leveraging her creative platform to shed light on the critical importance of preserving our oceans.
Artistic Style and Impact
Sara's work is characterized by its multidisciplinary approach, often incorporating elements of sculpture, installation, photography, and video art. Her pieces explore the complex interplay between personal experience and universal themes, inviting viewers to contemplate their own relationships with identity, memory, and the natural world.[2]
Exhibitions and Recognition
Sara's work has been exhibited in galleries, artistic spaces, and museums across Europe, Asia, and Latin America, including the Museum of Art Pudong in Shanghai with the Territories of Water Exhibition co-organized by the musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac and the Fondation François Schneider[3], the Travessa da Ermida Contemporary Art Center in Lisbon[4], the Fondation François Schneider in France, among other galleries and cultural centers. Her passion for the sea and dedication to promoting ocean awareness has led her to explore innovative projects that merge art and diving, such as her ongoing initiative Creative Divers.
Sara has received several awards for her contributions to the arts, including the Aurelio Blanco Extraordinary Prize for her studies at La Palma School of Art and Design n°1 in Madrid. In 2019, she was also one of the winners of the VII Edition of the Contemporary Talents Award by the François Schneider Foundation of France[5]
Press and publications
Sara Ferrer's work was featured in the Ground Up Publication “On Ward from the University of California[6], The Contemporary Talents Awards Catalog[7], The Unblock Catalog[8], among others. She was interviewed by Marie Terrieux, Director of the François Schneider Foundation, The Pudong Museum of Art[9], and Art Fuse.
References
- ^ "Sara Ferrer. Saudade". quepintamosenelmundo.com. 2020.
- ^ Terrieux, Marie (2019). "Fishing the Soul. Sara Ferrer". www.fondationfrancoisschneider.org.
- ^ "The Territories of Water: Collections from the musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac and Fondation François Schneider". museumofartpd.org.cn.
- ^ Escarduça, Ricardo (21 November 2020). "Saudade. Sara Ferrer". projectotravessadaermida.com.
- ^ "Contemporary Talents 7th edition". www.fondationfrancoisschneider.org.
- ^ On Ward. The Self and the Fish. Sara Ferrer. Berkeley, CA: The Regents of the University of California. 2020. pp. 42–47. ISBN 978-0-692-08295-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Terrieux, Marie (2019). Talents Contemporains 7ème édition [Contemporary Talents 7th edition] (in French). Wattwiller, France: François Schneider Foundation. p. 61. ISBN 978-2-9551772-7-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Leo Hegic, Denis (2021). Blocks of Berlin. Berlin, Germany: Unblock Fair Art Fair. p. 98. ISBN 978-3-00-070088-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Xiaomeng, Monie (2022). "Interview to Sara Ferrer. Pudong Museum of Art MAP". mp.weixin.qq.com.