Sander Coers

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Sander Coers (b. 1997) is a Rotterdam-based artist working with photography. Through a tender gaze, he seeks to establish new perceptions of masculinity by visualizing, revisiting and (de)constructing memories in melancholic and highly romanticized worlds, often filled with symbolism referring to male visual culture.

His visual language is strongly inspired by memories of his youth in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, which he evokes visually through stills, portraits and landscapes that possess a cinematic quality. With the coming-of-age theme being recurring throughout his work, he reflects on stories of love, friendship and self-acceptance, collected from his friends and peers.

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    • Release book: This Naked Incident

    Exhibition / presentation

    • 31-01-2022
    • In collaboration with: MAMA, Willem de Kooning Academy, JapSam Books
    • Location: MAMA, Rotterdam
    • This Naked Incident is a deep dive in search of the place that 'masculinity' holds in the lives of young people today. "In the conversations we had with our friends in their spaces of comfort, it became even more apparent to us that gender, following Judith Butler, and therefore masculinity, is performative." Alexander van der Heide and Sander Coers spoke with five peers; all assigned male at birth and all with very different experiences of masculinity and equally different gender expressions.
    • https://thisismama.nl/invest/webshop/this-naked-incident/

    Blue Mood (Al Mar) during Unseen 2022 with Galerie Ron Mandos

    Exhibition / presentation

    • 15-09-2022 t/m 18-09-2022
    • In collaboration with: Galerie Ron Mandos
    • Location: Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
    • A selection of work from my series Blue Mood (Al Mar) during Unseen 2022.

    Publication graduation work Come Home

    Project

    • 01-05-2021
    • In collaboration with: Fonds Kwadraat
    • Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Self-published publication of my graduation work Come Home.

    Exhibition at Josilda da Conceição Gallery

    Exhibition / presentation

    • 02-12-2023 t/m 07-01-2023
    • In collaboration with: Josilda da Conceição Gallery
    • Location:, Amsterdam
    • Presentation of work from the series Come Home and Blue Mood (Al Mar)

    Presentation of Jens in White with Blue at Boijmans van Beuningen

    Exhibition / presentation

    • 18-11-2023 t/m 11-03-2023
    • In collaboration with: The Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, Rabobank Art Collection
    • Location: The Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
    • My work Jens in White with Blue has been nominated for the Rabobank Portrait Prize and will be on display from 18/11/2022 to 11/03/2023 in Het Depot Boijmans van Beuningen.

    Blue Mood (Al Mar)

    Project

    • 01-01-2021 t/m 01-01-2023
    • Blue Mood (Al Mar) is a tender portrait of a generation of young men. In this exploration and celebration of the melancholy of adolescence, I relive and rearrange memories. The story takes place in a colorful, warm and dreamlike world, a hallucinatory landscape based on the stories of my friends, peers and myself. This work is a visual essay about the fragility of growing up, the transformation to adulthood and the search for self-acceptance.
    • www.sandercoers.com/projects

    Eat Home

    Project

    • 01-07-2019 t/m 01-01-2021
    • Come Home is a visual study of the male love landscape. Through intimate portraits, sun-drenched stills, floral shots and sultry details, I explore the way young men experience intimacy and express love. The photo book focuses on five protagonists; Jens, Derrick, Chris, Tjeerd and Tim who each deal with their own views on masculinity and share stories about love, intimacy and growing up.
    • www.sandercoers.com/projects

    Self-Portrait (Narcissus) during Wild Summer of Art at BRUTUS

    Exhibition / presentation

    • 01-08-2023 t/m 01-09-2023
    • Location: BRUTUS, Rotterdam
    • My work Self-Portrait (Narcissus) during Wild Summer of Art at BRUTUS.

    Self-Portrait (Narcissus) during The Creative House at De Bijenkorf

    Exhibition / presentation

    • 13-05-2022 t/m 15-05-2022

    Acknowledgments

      Pricing

    • RM Photo Award

    • 2021
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    • Rising Stars, NRC

    • 2021
      Pricing

    • Rabobank Portrait Prize Talent (long list)

    • 2021
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    • Rabobank Portrait Prize Talent (shortlist)

    • 2022
      Pricing

    • SYB Art Prize (longlist)

    • 2022
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    • PALM* Photo Prize (shortlist)

    • 2022
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    • OD Photo Award (long list)

    • 2022
      Collection

    • Reyn van der Lugt Collection

    • 2022, Tilburg
      Collection

    • Rabobank

    • 2022, Rotterdam
      Collection

    • Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    • 2022, Lisbon
      Collection

    • Ziengs Collection

    • 2022,Barcelona
      Publication

    • Eat Home

    • 2021
    • softcover
    • Self-published - Sander Coers
      Publication

    • This Naked Incident

    • 2021
    • softcover
    • JapSam Books - Sander Coers and co-author Alexander van der Heide in collaboration with Showroom MAMA and Willem de Kooning Academy.