Your Memories are Within Me by Sophie de Vos





Your Memories are Within Me by Sophie de Vos
By Sophie de Vos
40 x 30 cm, ed. 3/5, 2024
Hahnemuhle, framed in black, museumglass
For this work, Sophie de Vos was inspired by the found of her late grandmother's nightgown. Although she never saw her grandmother in this nightgown, she was confronted with a nostalgic sense of familiarity beyond comprehension.
While capturing this intimate image, she noticed an intriguing play of light on the surface of the fabric which shifted her mind to other eras. The abundance of swirling fabrics with beautiful light and shadow areas in paintings from the Renaissance and the fabric draped elegantly over the floor in Roman sculptures. Sophie was fascinated by the ways in which well-known references from our collective visual memory could coincide with the little nostalgic memory her grandmother's nightgown evoked.
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By Sophie de Vos
25 × 20 cm, edition of 10, 2026
Hahnemuhle, framed in black, museumglass
From the series Fragments of Clarity
In What Lies Between, Sophie de Vos brings two hands and forearms together against a dark background. One appears clear and sharply defined, while the other breaks into ripples and fragments. The contrast draws attention to the curve of the fingers, the texture of skin and the space between the gestures.
The closely cropped composition gives a familiar subject an unfamiliar appearance. As contours shift and details become obscured, the eye moves between the physical presence of the hands and the distortion of their image.
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