Sara Huerfano

Born
2002
Nationality
Colombian
Country
Colombia
City
Bogotá

I create simple yet meaningful interventions that address issues related to the often-overlooked aspects of life. 

My work explores the connections between the environment and its effects on our human experience, like noticing a flower suddenly appearing, hearing the city being silent, or discovering a message in the middle of nowhere. Understanding the nature of these intricate and unpredictable interactions is vital for my practice.

Between site-specific interventions, temporal sculptures, and installations, my works exist only for a short time. Usually appearing in public or outdoor spaces, they become a part of the landscape, allowing me to engage with a multilayered setting to communicate and state a harmony between the site, writing, and art.

2023  Public Space Intervention. ​Colored dust.  Variable dimensions.
Occupation
Anti-disciplinary Artist
Writer
Interests
Site-specific art
Minimalism
poetry
Languages
English
Spanish
Biography

Sara Esteban (Bogotá, 2002) is an artist who recently graduated with a BFA from El Bosque University in Colombia. She has been part of collaborative, transdisciplinary projects in wood craftsmanship, museography, practice-led research, and conceptualization of artistic projects and creative processes. 

In her practice, Sara is concerned about creating experiences that reflect the complexity of our existence. She works with various mediums, such as writing, editorial projects, and site-specific interventions. Through her work, she seeks to capture the essence of the traces we leave behind as we live, the emergence of new materialities, and how they subtly shape our day-to-day lives.

Education
Bachelor in Fine Arts, Universidad El Bosque
Prizes and Awards
2023 Production Grant. Solo Show, awarded by El Bosque University in collaboration with OTRO ESPACIO Gallery
Links
Favorite Quote
"The world is more or less full of objects, more or less interesting. I do not wish to add anymore. I prefer, simply, to state the existence of things in terms of time and place.” Douglas Huebler