In Daylight During Nighttime

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ABOUT THE PROJECT
The title ‘It feels like falling’ is about both silence and existence, referring to the question: If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, did it actually make a sound?
The images show fragile flowers, enclosed and therefore preserved by ice. By touching and cherishing them, you will simultaneously undo the preserving and thereby alter or damage them.
The project refers to what trauma-specialists call ‘frozen thoughts’ that cause traumatized people unable to access a certain memory. This frozen quality complicates verbalization and so the trauma remains to exist in silence.

ABOUT THE PROJECT
These works are a continuation of Sophie her fascination with human nature, dealing with the passing of time, transience, decay and loss. For human beings, these subjects are often emotionally charged, while in nature they’re the most common thing in the world. Sophie shows and questions this contrast in her work by creating images in which the human body is combined with natural materials.

From Thursday 7 May onwards Philine van den Hul and Sophie de Vos will present their photographic works together in the gallery for the first time. Capturing a poetic suggestion, space for absence and the use of the body as a visualization instrument connects the work of these two artists. Where Sophie sees beauty in imperfections, Philine is in search of romance in places nobody else will look. The bodies of work complement each other in such a way that a new narrative comes into existence on an emotional level. Almost like poetry; storytelling and rhythmical. Sometimes elusive but always intriguing.

The works suggest emotions, a sense of longing or they tell a story by deploying the human body. The works do not function as portraits; they are not about the person captured on camera. The photographed individuals can be seen as a reflection; the viewer is taken along in the moment through the eyes of the artist.

The gallery will be open from Thursday until Saturday from 12:00 until 17:00. Maximum of 3 people will be allowed in the gallery until further notice. 

If you would like to make an appointment for a one-on-one viewing outside opening hours, don't hesitate to contact us. The exhibition will be on show until 25 July. 

This exhibition is generously supported by CBK Rotterdam