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He is a 1997-born artist based in Rotterdam, primarily working with photography. His work explores individual and collective memory through images, family archives, and various media, combining traditional materials with technologies such as AI. He investigates the intergenerational transmission of emotions—particularly among men—and the idealized construction of family memories. A summa cum laude graduate of the Willem de Kooning Academy (2021), he has published three books and exhibited internationally. Named a “Rising Star” by the Dutch newspaper NRC, he is part of the Foam Talent program for 2024–2025. His works are held in major public and private collections
From April 9 to May 11, 2025, Rifugio Digitale presents Bittersweet, a solo exhibition by photographer Sander Coers and the third chapter in the exhibition cycle The Body I Live In, dedicated to contemporary photography. The project, conceived by Irene Alison and curated by Irene Alison and Paolo Cagnacci, is organized in collaboration with Forma Edizioni and Associazione Infoto Firenze.
There are summers you never forget. Summers where lazy afternoons stretch between restlessness and longing, and nights arrive bearing new promises. There are bittersweet summers when you grow up: every love feels eternal, every problem a tragedy, every… desire a fever, and everything happens for the first time. Bittersweet by Sander Coers, third exhibition in the cycle The Body I Live In, curated by Irene Alison and Paolo Cagnacci, brings to Rifugio Digitale the Dutch photographer’s warm tones and saturated colors, along with his exploration of the uncertain bodies of young men.
Drawing from his own memories, Bittersweet delves into the emotional landscape of adolescent males, presenting a cast of characters – mainly composed of the artist’s friends and family – who navigate the transformative journey toward adulthood. 
