Sacha van Alfen

Rosy Retrospection
Nostalgia: longing for a home that no longer exists or has never existed. Nostalgia is a sentiment of loss and displacement, but it is also a romance with one’s own fantasy. The danger of nostalgia is that it tends to confuse the actual home and the imaginary one. In my thesis I am exploring multiple answers to the question: how did nostalgia’s meaning develop from the coined moment of the terminology, and how has this concept been experienced in Europe since the 2000’s (with special focus on the period from 2010-2020) in comparison to the 17th century? By combining personal memoir/experiences and philosophical/historical analysis, I tried to find answers to this question. Nostalgia underwent some particularly significant metamorphosis’s. From a curable disease to an incurable feeling of longing.
Date
2021
Website
Type
Book, Website
sachavanalfen@gmail.com
+31 (0)6 12942047
@sachavanalfen
MT. Lincolnweg
1033 SN, Amsterdam
The Netherlands
About
ABOUT

Hi! My name is Sacha van Alfen.
I am a Graphic Designer based in Amsterdam who recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. With a great interest in typography, print and coding, I conceptualize my ideas through thorough research and visualize communication through multiple types of media.
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Sacha van Alfen
sachavanalfen@gmail.com
+31 (0)6 12942047
www.sachavanalfen.com

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EDUCATION

2011 – 2016
Pre-university school, N&G / C&M
with German and art as electives,
St. Michael College,
Zaandam

2016 – 2017
Pre-course
Gerrit Rietveld Academy,
Amsterdam

2017 – 2021
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design
Royal Academy of Art (KABK),
The Hague

2019
Elective Letterstudio,
Royal Academy of Art,
The Hague

2020
Elective Design Office,
Royal Academy of Art,
The Hague

WORKSHOPS

2020
Type in Motion
Vera van de Seyp

2020
Tantalus Temple
Studio Moniker

2021
Interview workshop
Simone de Vries

2021 - now
UX Design,
UX Design Institue,
Remote

EXPERIENCE

2020
Internship
Studio Thonik,
Amsterdam:

As part of the Thonik design team I worked on assignments for a variety of clients such as: AHK, Allard Pierson Museum, BNA, Boijmans van Beuningen Museum, Holland Festival, Scheepsvaart Museum, VondelCS

2018 – now
Designed for multiple institutions,
selection:

Rijksoverheid (NL)
I’m Binck (The Hague)
Het Nutshuis (The Hague)
City vineyard (The Hague)

EXHIBITIONS

2018
Utopian Cultural Heritage
The Grey Space in the Middle,
The Hague

2018
In The Future...
The Grey Space in the Middle,
The Hague

2018
Alter ego
The Grey Space in the Middle,
The Hague

2019
Stadsbeestjes
Het Nutshuis,
The Hague

2021
Graduation Show
Royal Academy of Art,
The Hague

2021
CineKid Festival
MediaLab,
Amsterdam