Kyra Sacks (NL, 1989) is a visual artist and anthropologist in search of ways in which visual art and social science can intertwine. In the largely textual world of social science, she explores what kind of knowledge a drawing can convey. In her art practice she seeks to incorporate ethnographic methods through which the artwork continues to spin threads with the outside world, drawing it closer.
Traverse | February 10 - March 3
As an artist-anthropologist, Kyra Sacks undertakes an exploration of drawing as a method of inquiry in research. She observes and draws 'out there,' in the midst of reality. The works shown at our project space draw inspiration from her field sketches, providing a window not only into the lives of others but also into Kyra's own experiences. The collection is based on fragments of images and words she gathered over the span of a year during projects in The Gambia, Chile, Austria, Bulgaria, and the Netherlands. A common thread she found weaving through the drawings is the experience of displacement and the search for a sense of belonging.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1989
Education
Social and Cultural Anthropology (Ma), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2019
Fine Art and Education (Ba), Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, 2010
Publications
Winner Beeldmakers 2020, Het Parool & van de Jong.
Drawn in the field, 2020, Entanglements Journal, 3(1):7-30
Prayers, 2020, Illustrating Anthropology
Exhibitions
2023
Traverse, Galerie Fleur & Wouter, Amsterdam
AkzoNobel Art Foundation - group exhibition eARTh
Commissie voor de Tekeningen, het Stadsarchief Amsterdam – thematische tekenopdracht ‘Een Levensvatbare stad’
2022
Valley of the Possible – artist in residence, Chile
Solastalgia, Galerie Fleur & Wouter, Amsterdam (solo)
2019
De grote Fleur en Wouter Show, Galerie Fleur en Wouter, Amsterdam
2018
Revolt, Galerie Fleur en Wouter, VoxPop, Amsterdam
Fata Morgana, Galerie Fleur en Wouter, Amsterdam
2017
Overzichtstentoonstelling, de Grunerie, Oegstgeest
Art Trade, Galerie Fleur & Wouter, Sociëteit Sexyland, Amsterdam
‘Multiversum’, Academie Galerie, Utrecht
‘Jubileum expositie’, Galerie Joghem, Sanquin Amsterdam
2014
Open’, SeenSeen Gallery, Amsterdam
2013
‘Just wait a touch longer’, Internationaal Danstheater, Amsterdam (solo)
‘Kyra Sacks & Merijn Kavelaars', The Secret 7 Clubhouse, Shanghai
No Mans Art Gallery Exhibition, Shanghai, China
‘Begrensd door ruimte’, Galerie P&E, Doesburg
Open studio’, No Man's Art exhibition night, Amsterdam
2011
November 2011 - ‘Playtime!Festival’, Het Veem theater, Amsterdam
Mei 2011 - ‘Opening show’, Museum Art Land, Nibbixwoud
Mei 2011 - (solo) ‘Heb ik mij vandaag bewogen?’ Galerie Joghem, Amsterdam
April 2011 - (solo) ‘Heb ik mij vandaag bewogen? II’, Radboud University, Nijmegen
September 2011 - ‘Kyra Sacks en Benita Mylius', De Grunerie, Oegstgeest
December 2011 - ‘Live build’, Galerie De Artillerie, Utrecht
Januari 2011 - ‘Geslaagde kunst’, galerie STAA, Alphen aan de Rijn
September 2010 - ‘Afstudeerders expositie’, Galerie Joghem, Sanquin, Amsterdam
Juli 2010 - ‘Exposure’, HKU graduates, Utrecht
Galerie Fleur & Wouter
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