studio space cadet

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Studio Space Cadet is run by me, artist & writer Suzanna de Ridder.  With images and words, I like to weave a dreamlike world where the mundane and surreal are intertwined. 
In my work, the deeply personal becomes public and political. Through quiet and subtle narratives, viewers are invited to slow down and reflect on their own experiences of the world and their place in it. Curiosity and melancholy go hand in hand, serious but never sombre, and questions are rarely answered. The point is to wonder.


At Studio Space Cadet, different forms of storytelling are combined, (a single abstract image, a series of paintings, poetry, animation or drawn journalism) to explore themes like memory and nostalgia, with undercurrents of quiet hope and kinship.  

Why studio space cadet? Being a little out of touch with reality is a gift. It helps us be kind and forgiving, floating just a little above the world, gaining perspective along the way.


Questions, commissions, conundrums? Please don’t hesitate to get in touch at hello@studiospacecadet.com or suzanna.deridder@gmail.com


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EXHIBITIONS
2012-present

Solo shows: KOKO Coffee & Design, Amsterdam. Coffee Company, Rotterdam.
Group shows: ROOT Rotterdam, Pup Gallery and Hutspot, Amsterdam. Bedford, Utrecht. KAPITAAL, Utrecht.

SELECTED CLIENTS
PUP Creative Agency / Cafe de Ceuvel / REX Magazine / Sissy-Boy / Penn & Ink / hectic electric / Oh Marie Magazine / Firma Zoethout / Curated Club / hard/hoofd

EDUCATION
BFA Illustration, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam 2010-2014

Studio Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, NS 2007-2009

BA International Development Studies & Journalism, University of King's College, Halifax, NS, 2005-2009