Sophie van Dijken (b. 1987, Boston) is a visual artist based in Amsterdam and is currently studying at the Fotoacademie in Amsterdam, with plans to graduate in December 2024. Her work focuses on the evolving relationship between humans and nature. In a time marked by growing estrangement from the natural world, she reflects on what might have been lost through modernization and explores ways to reconnect with the environment.
She used both analogue lens-based and camera-less techniques, with photograms currently at the core of her practice. By hand-printing many of her images, Sophie embraces the imperfections and unpredictability of these processes, working both indoors and in nature to create tactile, intimate representations of the natural elements she engages with.
