Sebastiaan Knot

Sebastiaan Knot is a visual artist born in 1970 in Groningen, the Netherlands, currently residing in Rotterdam. He began his artistic career at the age of 19, working for nearly 30 years in photography, graphic design, and web design. In 2000, he established his own photography studio and has recently focused entirely on his personal artistic projects. ​ Knot's art revolves around using light as a fundamental material to explore the relationships between color and form. In his studio, he creates scenes by illuminating simple shapes with various colored lights and photographs these compositions. Through this process, without digital manipulation, he produces abstract compositions that challenge the viewer's perception of space through light and shadow play. ​ Inspired by the 1960s "Light and Space" movement and artists like James Turrell, Knot invites viewers to a sensory experience beyond the physical world. His works are included in institutional collections such as the Maasstad Hospital in the Netherlands and in private collections.