Sebastian Koudijzer (1993, Nederland)
I grew up as a half-blood, a child from different races. An outdated therm that has often been used to identify me as person. As a child I was surrounded with 2 great-grandmothers, 2 grandfathers, 3 grandmothers and uncountable aunts and uncles, only from my Javanese side of the family. My work is an attempt to bring the disappearing traditions, values and spirituality back into my own reality. The camera functions as an exploration tool, in search of the nostalgic feeling of: Gotong Royong*.
* Gotong = carrying a burden using one’s shoulder, Royong = together or communally.
* Gotong = carrying a burden using one’s shoulder, Royong = together or communally.

sebkoudijzer@me.com / +316 40 98 05 04
Education
2021 - 2016 BA Photography, Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague
2019 Internship at Kevin Osepa
Exhibitions
2022 (until 15 JUL) Videokunst in de etalage - Enschede (NL), Concordia
2022 LIBI invites: - Rotterdam (NL), Theater Zuidplein
2022 Does Something Intrigue You? - Den Haag (NL), Royal Academy of Art | KABK
2021 TR Citizens - DEWI - Rotterdam (NL), Theater Rotterdam
2021 Graduation Show - Den Haag (NL), Royal Academy of Art | KABK
2021 Treshold Space - Rotterdam (NL), Nederlands Fotomuseum
2020 De Artiest als Canvas (solo) - Amsterdam (NL), Weesperstraat 31
2020 FRESH: Aan de Overkant - Rotterdam (NL), Maaspodium
2019 A Series of Contradictions - Den Haag (NL), Helena van Doeverenplantsoen
2018 Playground - Novi Sad (RS), part of Forgetful Number
Publications
2020 Door de ogen van - Nederlands Fotomuseum
Performance
2021 MuseumStuk - Open Rotterdam, Grandeloge x Wereldmuseum