Sara Arroyo *Aarhus – Madrid*
Curator, editor, & book designer; founder of TAMBOURINE
(+45) 71600060; saraarroyoknudsen[@]gmail.com; @sa.arroyo

10. Printed newsletter for Kunsthal Aarhus Book Club, initiative developed with TAMBOURINE for Kunsthal Aarhus (2024-2025). Each participant in the book club, would get one copy to take home, with a brief introduction text about the guest publisher, a short Q&A with the publisher -with only book titles as answers-, and a “connect-the-dots” game. Made to archive.

9. Kunsthal Aarhus Book Club (2024-2025). Monthly event developed with TAMBOURINE for Kunsthal Aarhus in Denmark. Monthly event where Danish publishers are invited to showcase their work in an open and horizontal conversation. Invited publishers: Adagio for Things, Asterisk, A Mock Book, Disko Bay, KBJ Enterprises, Lodret Vandret and Space Poetry w/ Pist Protta.

8. Mute Skins: The West Coast Bunkers, by Thomas Brodersen (2024). Annotated Pages #1. Annotated Pages is the title of a collection of books that feature works by artists and authors framed in a constellation of references and insights into process and result. Much like annotations illuminate and expand the meaning of a text, this collection will allow artists and authors to ‘annotate’ their own projects, sharing insights that enrich the reader’s understanding of their work. Book edit and design. Published by TAMBOURINE.

7. KIOSKO 004, in collaboration with Vicent Orts (industrial designer from Valencia) and ACME Studio (a creative studio and artist space in Madrid). 3-day event inside the official program of Mayrit Bienal of design in Madrid (2024). 34 publications were exhibited, dealing with concepts related to modular design, joinery, the rural world, low-tech, and self-sufficiency. This selection offered a curated journey through a diverse range of perspectives and practices by both independent publishers and self-published artists. Photograph by Sergio Pradana.

6. Domesticated Books, photo series (2017-2023). Concept and art direction for TAMBOURINE. Clothing line and fridge photographs by Alex Cascallana and Sylvia Pérez (1-2), and drying rack by Dani Jordán Pompa (3).

5. La Vida Social del Libro (2023). translated to English as “The Social Life of the Book”, is the second publication by Recreo Art Books, commissioned for the occasion of the fourth edition of Recreo Valencia Art Book Fair. In “The Social Life of the Book”, we seek to answer a series of questions in an attempt to decipher the structure of book distribution in the context of independent publishing. Through the testimony of publishers, bookstores, fairs, collectors, libraries, projects and hybrid profiles, we trace a journey through the different spaces that books inhabit once they have been published, as well as the different dynamics to which they are subject. A bilingual publication (Spanish and Valencian), with interviews, texts and images by more than 20 contributors from all over the world. Published by Recreo Art Books & Handshake. Edited, directed by Sara Arroyo. Editorial design by SantanaSantana & Handshake. ISBN: 978-84-127450-1-6. Printed in Valencia, Spain (2023). First edition of 300 copies. 56 pages. 21 x 29,7 cm. Printed in Riso. With the support of Generalitat Valenciana.

4. La Librería (2022), an ephemeral bookshop developed for TAMBOURINE in collaboration with Sina Sohrab who designed the display, in Mercado de San Fernando in Madrid, as part of the program of Mayrit Bienal. With the sponsorship of Santa & Cole. Photograph by Asier Rúa.

3. KIOSKO 003 for TAMBOURINE, in collabortation with Matías Rico and Estudio Abastos in Madrid (2022). Photography by Borja Llobregat.

2. KIOSKO 002 with Sylvia Pérez for TAMBOURINE, in collaboration with Las Blast (Aída Salán & Cris Argüelles), and Espacio Abastos in Madrid (2019). Photograph by Alex Cascallana & Silvia Pérez.

1. KIOSKO 001 with Sylvia Pérez for TAMBOURINE in collaboration with RUGE Studio (Borja Llobregat and Ostap Yashchuk). Madrid (2019).