Sara Pasternacki is a transdisciplinary artist, performer, singer and writer. Her work moves between embodied movement,songwriting,care and storytelling.
Their artistic practice unfolds through the weaving of poetic images, exploring themes of memory, belonging, and ritual. Through the exploration of the body that dances and sings, she builds a bridge between each individual’s inner and outer worlds—the worlds inhabited by desires, thoughts, stories, and experiences—a common ground that belongs to everyone. Her work is a continuous gesture that seeks to transpose these forms into physical space.
In her artistic exploration, she seeks to create work that moves and stimulates the imagination, developing environments that evoke a sense of intimacy and collective activation of body and mind. Her research takes shape through the mediums of performance, music, installation, drawing, and writing.
Sara created alongside Sidney Tan, Ana Oliveira and Laura Silva Barroso the collective SAL.A Brussels-based collaborative project that investigates performative processes through the creation of “jams” of performative practices, using writing, movement, voice and drawing. They have collaborated with P.A.R.T.S., De Markten, Canapé, Palmerston, and Degarage.
They’ve designed, written and drawn for two publications, namely topo.grafiaaa collective’s first edition of a multilingual zine (2024) and most recently Weaving Mushrooms alongside Sahoko Yoshino (2025). In 2026 alonside Laura Silva Barroso they’ve created the musical project Pegar Fogo, a research into traditional Portuguese songwriting and it’s relation to polyphonic singing through poetic images.
Their artistic practice unfolds through the weaving of poetic images, exploring themes of memory, belonging, and ritual. Through the exploration of the body that dances and sings, she builds a bridge between each individual’s inner and outer worlds—the worlds inhabited by desires, thoughts, stories, and experiences—a common ground that belongs to everyone. Her work is a continuous gesture that seeks to transpose these forms into physical space.
In her artistic exploration, she seeks to create work that moves and stimulates the imagination, developing environments that evoke a sense of intimacy and collective activation of body and mind. Her research takes shape through the mediums of performance, music, installation, drawing, and writing.
Sara created alongside Sidney Tan, Ana Oliveira and Laura Silva Barroso the collective SAL.A Brussels-based collaborative project that investigates performative processes through the creation of “jams” of performative practices, using writing, movement, voice and drawing. They have collaborated with P.A.R.T.S., De Markten, Canapé, Palmerston, and Degarage.
They’ve designed, written and drawn for two publications, namely topo.grafiaaa collective’s first edition of a multilingual zine (2024) and most recently Weaving Mushrooms alongside Sahoko Yoshino (2025). In 2026 alonside Laura Silva Barroso they’ve created the musical project Pegar Fogo, a research into traditional Portuguese songwriting and it’s relation to polyphonic singing through poetic images.
From Lisbon,Portugal
Based in Brussels,Belgium
sarapasternacki@gmail.com @sarapasternacki
General Enquiries
For all enquiries relating to exhibitions, commissions or collaborations please email:
sarapasternacki@gmail.co
Based in Brussels,Belgium
sarapasternacki@gmail.com @sarapasternacki
General Enquiries
For all enquiries relating to exhibitions, commissions or collaborations please email:
sarapasternacki@gmail.co
Exhibitions
2026
Recto Verso, at Wittockiana, - Musée des arts du livre et de la reliure, 16.10.2025-25.01.2026, Weaving Mushrooms, artist book in collaboration with Sahoko Yoshino, Brussels, BE
Canápe Birthday Party, Group show at Canápe curated by Linde Stevens, 21.02.2026, Sal Collective, The Greeenhouse, Interactive installation Brussels, BE
Mauvais Coton Festival, Mauvais œi Group show at LaVallée curated by Ton Picant, 13-18.03.2026, Sara Pasternacki, Casa, Textile sound sculpture, Brussels, BE
The Cloud Chambers of the Primordial 808, 90mil Radio show, curated by Kuan-Hsuan,18.04.2026, Sara Pasternacki, Star Echos, Sound Piece, Berlin, DE
Kantina opening, Concert & Exhibition at Metarage curated by Valentina, 7.05.2026, Sara Pasternacki & Laura Silva Barroso, Pegar Fogo, Concert, Brussels, BE
Couleur Cafe Festival, Ravekoor Group Performance , 28.06.2026, Brussels, BE
Un Corps sans Organes, Group show at Metarage curated by SAL Collective , 10-11.07.2026, Sara Pasternacki, Untitled, Pencil drawing, Brussels, BE
2025
Caldas Late Night 29.05.2025,Coisas que Soam, performance in collaboration with Laura Silva Barroso, Caldas da Rainha, PT
The Slime Knows, at Brasserie Atlas, 6.06-28.06.2025,Weaving Mushrooms, artist book in collaboration with Sahoko Yoshino, Brussels, BE
Recto Verso, at Wittockiana, - Musée des arts du livre et de la reliure, 16.10.2025-25.01.2026,Weaving Mushrooms, artist book in collaboration with Sahoko Yoshino, Brussels, BE
Thoughts on Paper, at Palmerston, Group show curated by Hallwaychatter collective, 15.11.2025, Drawings by Sara Pasternacki, Brussels, BE
2024
Zine workshop with topografiaaa collective, 20-21.01.2024, House of Grownfunding,Brussels, BE
Topografiaaa Zine, Ilustrations & Design + Launch @Mercerie 2024, Brussels, BE
Festival (Pas si) Fragile! @Studio Thor 2024, Maison des Arts, 24.04.2024, Sara Pasternacki & Matilde Frade, À Flor de Pele, Performance, Brussels, BE
FEMINISTISK SOMMERSOLHVERV, Onkel Dannys Plads, 21.06.2024, Sara Pasternacki, Sussuro, Installation, Copenhagen, Denmark
2023
Caldas Late Night 27.05.2023, Farinha Mágica, performance,Caldas da Rainha, PTPart of You, 16-18 june.2023, Choir Piece, performance,De Verffabrik,Ghent, BE
Grounded Festival, 14 october .2023, Strings of Connection, Performance with Inês Sousa,Utrecht, NL
2022
Achtertuin, Group Show at 019 , 6-13.02.2022, Sara Pasternacki – Sussuro, Installation, Ghent, BEO eu na vida de todos os Dia,Graduation Show, ESAD.CR 2022, Sussuro, Installation, Caldas da Rainha, PT
Mayday Festival, 06.05.2022-08.05.2022, Ghent, BE
Caldas Late Night , Igreja do Espírito Santo 10.06.2022, Sara Pasternacki - Poço, Performance, Caldas da Rainha. PT
Todos os Dias, Galeria Nova Ogiva from 11.07.2022 to 11.09.2022, Sara Pasternacki and Sander Thijs, A Brincar, Video-Performance, Obidos, PT
2021
Estar Suspenso, Group Performance Show at Atelier 6 at Centro das Artes 14.01.2021, Sara Pasternacki , Só nós, performance, Caldas da Rainha, PTCiclo de Exposições MATA 1a Edição 17.02.2021, Sara Pasternacki, Em ti, Video 5.02 min, Online
Festival Ofélia 10.5o Edição, Silos Contentor Criativo 20.05.2021, Sara Pasternacki and Inês Sousa, DiaLugar, performance, Caldas da Rainha, PT
Shot #119 at S.H.O.Ts with an S (nomadic), Luca School of Arts Ghent 23.12.2021, Sara Pasternacki Palavras Cruzadas & Canção da Vontade de Existir, Vídeo and Sound Piece, Ghent, BE
2020
Eletricidade Estética Gato Vermelho 6a Edição do Ciclo Performativo 03.11.2020, Sara Pasternacki e Lara Almeida – Somos os corpos que nos olham, performance, Caldas da Rainha, PTPlastic Ways of Seeing, Group Show at ESAD.CR, November – December 2020, Caldas da Rainha, PT
Eletricidade Estética, Gato Vermelho 5a Edição do Ciclo Performativo 10.03.2020, Sara Pasternacki, Relações que procuram forma, performance, Caldas da Rainha, PT
Residencies
2019 BAI Berlin Art Institute, Berlin, Germany
2021 Materiais.Diversos: NA PRÁTICA - ESCOLA DE VERÃO , Portugal
2022 Destelheide: Workshop MetaHumans by Amir Yatsiv, Belgium
2024 P.A.R.T.S SUMMER SCHOOL- SAL Collective Brussels, Belgium
2024 SAL Collective - DeMarkten Brussels, Belgium
2025 SAL Collective, Nutrir- Performance Jams, Canapé, Brussels, Belgium
2025 SAL Collective, Nutrir- Performance Jams, De Garage, Leuven, Belgium
Curated
Ciclo de Exposições MATA 1a Edição 16.02.2021 and 17.02.2021 – Student Council ESAD, PortugalPeople Are Not Political Weapons, Dinner and Art Fair 15.12.2021- Fundraiser to aid Refugees stuck between Polish and Belarus Borders - Luca School of Arts ,Belgium
Reinkommen with Aléna Birzele and Marie Hohloch, PROJECTIONS, 29.09.2023 - Artístic Direction and support, ADA.UFER STUDIOS, Berlin, Germany
Topografiaaa Zine Launch, Performances + Concert 2024 Mercerie, Brussels, BE
Coucourt Mai Garage, Short-movies screening 2025 at Palmerston, Brussels, BE
Un Corps sans Organes, Group show at Metarage curated by SAL Collective , 10-11.07.2026, Sara Pasternacki & Ana Oliveira, Brussels, BE
Publications
Peça interativa. (Ed.) Romana, Ana João 2020 – Edições da Sala 5,volX. Caldas da Rainha:Esad.cr/LIDA Não Estou Sozinha (Ed.) Azar Magazine 2022 – Azar 2ºEdition, Coimbra Instagram @azarmagaz
Planetary Embodiment (Ed.) 2023
Topografiaaa Zine (Ed.) Lilka Raikhline, Sidney Tan & Sara Pasternacki 2024 1ºEdition, Brussels, BE
Weaving Mushrooms (Ed.) Sahoko Yoshino & Sara Pasternacki 2025, Brussels, BE
Education
2022-2023
October 2022- April 2023 Erasmus+ Intership at Dock11, Berlin, Germany
October - December 2023
Intership at Globe Aroma, Brussels, Belgium
October 2023- May 2024 Intership at Mercerie, Brussels, Belgium
2021-2022
BA Fine Arts, ESAD: Escola Superior de Artes e Design, PortugalErasmus BA Mixed Media, Luca School of Arts Ghent Belgium
2018-2019
Next Art Centro de Formação Artística: Educational Programme SculptureAr.co Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual: Etching Workshop
Little Art: Print Berlin: Experimental Print and Collage Workshop
ESDIP Berlin: Collage Workshop with Jorge Chamorro
Goethe Institute: German level A.1
Other
2026
Weaving Workshop at Metarage, Brussels, BE
Writing and Drawing Workshop at Metarage, Brussels, BE
2025 Moving Memories, Movement & Drawing Workshop at Canapé curated by the dalila School, Brussels, BE
2024 Drawing Workshop hosted by Topo.grafiaaa at Growfunding, Brussels, BE
2022
International School of Play: Workshop by John Mowat and Samuel Meyler, Lisbon, PT