sonja cabalt
ABOUT
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In my work, I explore the beauty and fragility of nature, with particular attention to what usually remains unseen; such as micro-organisms, underwater landscapes and unknown life forms.
These hidden worlds inspire me to create organic structures that appear to breathe, grow, or slowly emerge.
I translate this fascination into sculptures and installations that invite viewers to pause and reflect on the unknown and often unnoticed. My aim is to evoke a sense of wonder and curiosity about the complexity and richness of life beyond our everyday perception.
My work is represented in private collections in the United States, Poland, Ireland, Australia, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Alongside my studio practice, I also create commissioned works.
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EDUCATION
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-Graphic design, Gerrit Rietveld academie, university of applied sciences for Fine Arts and Design, Amsterdam
-Textile arts and crafts, NLO Delft
-History of Art, (3 yrs) Leiden University
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EXHIBITIONS/SELLING POINTS
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Art
2025 Dis|connection Provincial government building Haarlem, group show
2025 voorBEELDEN, Gallery Circle of sculptors Soest, group show
2025 FIBER matters, NDSM FUSE Amsterdam, group show
2025 Transformations in time, Kunstruim Amsterdam, group show
2025 Matchmakers, Gallery Circle of sculptors Soest, group show
2025 After after, Window exhibition VDHP Exposities Amsterdam, solo show
2024 After after, Window exhibition VDHP Exposities Amsterdam, solo show
2024 International Textile Biennial Haacht, Belgium, group show
2024 K10D Bergen NL, art route
2024 The eye of the needle Kunsthal 45, Den Helder, group show
2024 Threads of Tomorrow, Museu Têxtil, São Paulo, virtual exhibition
2024 Aqua ardens, NDSM FUSE Amsterdam, group show
2023 IJCK #8, NDSM FUSE Amsterdam, group show
2023 Multiples, Losdok Amsterdam, group show
2023 11, Artchapel, Amsterdam, group show
​2023 Pods, Ceuvel gallery Amsterdam, solo show
2022 Pods, Ceuvel gallery Amsterdam, solo show
2022 Save spaces gallery Kunstpraktijk, Velthoven, group show
2022 Ladekastproject, gallery Phoebus Rotterdam, group show
2022 Food for thought, Textile Biennial, museum Rijswijk, group show
2021 Food for thought, Textile Biennial, museum Rijswijk, group show
2021 Open studio weekend Loods 6, Amsterdam
2020 Pods, gallery Achter de ramen Amsterdam, solo show
2020 Art Company, Eindhoven
2020 Under the skin Museum Leids Wevershuis, solo show
2019 Under the skin Museum Leids Wevershuis, solo show
2019 Art Company, Eindhoven
2019 Contrasten, Bagagehal Loods 6 Amsterdam, group show
2019 Object, fair for contemporary art and design Rotterdam, group show
2017 Open studio weekend Loods 6
2017 Kunstschouw, Zeeland, NL; art route, group show
2017 Summer Expo, Museum de Fundatie Zwolle, group show
2014 Summer Expo, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, group show
2012 International Joomchi and Beyond, Atrium Gallery, Rhode Island,US, group show
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Design work
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2019 Textile museum Tilburg, museum shop
2019 Coda Museum Apeldoorn, museum shop
2018 Textile museum Tilburg, museum shop
2018 Coda Museum Apeldoorn, museum shop
2017 Textile museum Tilburg, museum shop
2017 Coda Museum Apeldoorn, museum shop
2016 Textile museum Tilburg, museum shop
2016 Hair, Centraal Museum Utrecht, museum shop
2015 Gallery KNSM 301, Amsterdam, owner
2014 Guild of 14, Gallery 33, Amsterdam, group show
2014 Gallery Ruimte Remmelink, Delft, group show
2013 Onverwacht Ambacht competition, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, group show
2012 Unlimited Design contest; Eindhoven Design Week, Museum night Amsterdam,
Museum night Berlin, group show
Graphic design work
2000 MOMA New York, graphic design UNStudio exhibition The Long View
2000 Venice Biennale of Architecture, graphic design of the UNStudio exhibition,
and design and implementation two art video loops
2000 Gallery Innsbruck, design UNStudio exhibition/cd rom
1999 Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Best Dutch Book Design, book Move for UNStudio
1996 Installation Eye-move, Labour Party youth congress Amsterdam
1996 club Escape, Amsterdam, graduation Video Eye-move, Chemistry club nights
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PUBLICATIONS
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2025 Interview about my work and creative process in Textile Art Magazine
2025 Catalogue Dis|connection, Provincial government building Haarlem
2024 Catalogue international paper- and textile biennial, Haacht, Belgium
2024 Threads of Tomorrow, Museu Têxtil, São Paulo, book publication and
on line platform
2024 Article in TXP magazine, magazine about textile art
2021 Catalogue Textile Biennial museum Rijswijk
2019 Work published in GG magazine
2019 Article in Elle
2017 Catalogue Zomer expo
2017 Catalogue Kunstschouw
2014 Catalogue Zomer expo
2011 Collection of art work in 1000 Artisan Textiles contemporary fiber art
2000 Catalogue The Best Dutch Book Designs award, book MOVE for UN Studio
2000 Interview on architecture books, in Items, magazine for design
1996 Graduation work graphic design Gerrit Rietveld Academy of art and design
in Items magazine for design