Salva Storie Instagram

in the studio 🤍

photos with my work for 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin this October

📷 @shylaablair (who came by the studio the day before I shipped these!)

in the studio 🤍

photos with my work for 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin this October

📷 @shylaablair (who came by the studio the day before I shipped these!)

in the studio 🤍

photos with my work for 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin this October

📷 @shylaablair (who came by the studio the day before I shipped these!)

in the studio 🤍

photos with my work for 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin this October

📷 @shylaablair (who came by the studio the day before I shipped these!)

in the studio 🤍

photos with my work for 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin this October

📷 @shylaablair (who came by the studio the day before I shipped these!)

too old to not be a bitch! (a sentiment, not the title of the painting)
the constant pull of aligning conceptual and aesthetic sensibilities… a little preview before I work offline.
DM (still lurking) or email for studio visits, conversations and the like.
ciao for now xx (✿◕﹏◡)~★​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

too old to not be a bitch! (a sentiment, not the title of the painting)
the constant pull of aligning conceptual and aesthetic sensibilities… a little preview before I work offline.
DM (still lurking) or email for studio visits, conversations and the like.
ciao for now xx (✿◕﹏◡)~★​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

too old to not be a bitch! (a sentiment, not the title of the painting)
the constant pull of aligning conceptual and aesthetic sensibilities… a little preview before I work offline.
DM (still lurking) or email for studio visits, conversations and the like.
ciao for now xx (✿◕﹏◡)~★​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

𝐵𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒩𝑜𝓉 𝐵𝑒𝓁𝒾𝑒𝒻
30 x 40 inches
oil on linen
2025

one of two sister pieces for @heliconiaprojects
in the Dominican Republic, opening January 17

𝐵𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒩𝑜𝓉 𝐵𝑒𝓁𝒾𝑒𝒻
30 x 40 inches
oil on linen
2025

one of two sister pieces for @heliconiaprojects
in the Dominican Republic, opening January 17

𝐵𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒩𝑜𝓉 𝐵𝑒𝓁𝒾𝑒𝒻
30 x 40 inches
oil on linen
2025

one of two sister pieces for @heliconiaprojects
in the Dominican Republic, opening January 17

𝐵𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒩𝑜𝓉 𝐵𝑒𝓁𝒾𝑒𝒻
30 x 40 inches
oil on linen
2025

one of two sister pieces for @heliconiaprojects
in the Dominican Republic, opening January 17

𝐵𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒩𝑜𝓉 𝐵𝑒𝓁𝒾𝑒𝒻
30 x 40 inches
oil on linen
2025

one of two sister pieces for @heliconiaprojects
in the Dominican Republic, opening January 17

𝐵𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒩𝑜𝓉 𝐵𝑒𝓁𝒾𝑒𝒻
30 x 40 inches
oil on linen
2025

one of two sister pieces for @heliconiaprojects
in the Dominican Republic, opening January 17

𝐿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐿𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔
36x24 inches
oil on linen
2025

one of two sister pieces for @heliconiaprojects in the Dominican Republic, opening January 17

𝐿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐿𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔
36x24 inches
oil on linen
2025

one of two sister pieces for @heliconiaprojects in the Dominican Republic, opening January 17

𝐿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐿𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔
36x24 inches
oil on linen
2025

one of two sister pieces for @heliconiaprojects in the Dominican Republic, opening January 17

𝐿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐿𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔
36x24 inches
oil on linen
2025

one of two sister pieces for @heliconiaprojects in the Dominican Republic, opening January 17

Install images of 𝐿𝒾𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝒪𝓈𝒸𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑜𝓇, our trio show at @simpleone.beijing in collaboration with @sens.gallery

work by @jxiaoyihan @anhelikalebedeva and I

curated by @jxiaoyihan

𝒜𝓃 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓂𝒶𝒸𝓎 𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝒶𝒾𝓃𝑒𝒹is now part of the @simpleone.beijing permanent collection

Install images of 𝐿𝒾𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝒪𝓈𝒸𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑜𝓇, our trio show at @simpleone.beijing in collaboration with @sens.gallery

work by @jxiaoyihan @anhelikalebedeva and I

curated by @jxiaoyihan

𝒜𝓃 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓂𝒶𝒸𝓎 𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝒶𝒾𝓃𝑒𝒹is now part of the @simpleone.beijing permanent collection

Install images of 𝐿𝒾𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝒪𝓈𝒸𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑜𝓇, our trio show at @simpleone.beijing in collaboration with @sens.gallery

work by @jxiaoyihan @anhelikalebedeva and I

curated by @jxiaoyihan

𝒜𝓃 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓂𝒶𝒸𝓎 𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝒶𝒾𝓃𝑒𝒹is now part of the @simpleone.beijing permanent collection

Install images of 𝐿𝒾𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝒪𝓈𝒸𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑜𝓇, our trio show at @simpleone.beijing in collaboration with @sens.gallery

work by @jxiaoyihan @anhelikalebedeva and I

curated by @jxiaoyihan

𝒜𝓃 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓂𝒶𝒸𝓎 𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝒶𝒾𝓃𝑒𝒹is now part of the @simpleone.beijing permanent collection

morning layers

Exactly how close you should get 🫶🏻

𝒜𝓃 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓂𝒶𝒸𝓎 𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝒶𝒾𝓃𝑒𝒹
30x24 inches
oil on canvas
2024

Excited to share that my work is part of 𝐿𝒾𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝒪𝓈𝒸𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑜𝓇 - a group exhibition curated by @jxiaoyihan for @sens.gallery in collaboration with @simpleone.beijing alongside @jxiaoyihan and @anhelikalebedeva.

Exactly how close you should get 🫶🏻

𝒜𝓃 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓂𝒶𝒸𝓎 𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝒶𝒾𝓃𝑒𝒹
30x24 inches
oil on canvas
2024

Excited to share that my work is part of 𝐿𝒾𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝒪𝓈𝒸𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑜𝓇 - a group exhibition curated by @jxiaoyihan for @sens.gallery in collaboration with @simpleone.beijing alongside @jxiaoyihan and @anhelikalebedeva.

What a dream! My first Canadian art fair @art_toronto with the force that is @janey.gallery.

Alongside @katarina.holbrough @yvonneweisss @micailaabboud and @dreac2021

📸 @shylaablair

What a dream! My first Canadian art fair @art_toronto with the force that is @janey.gallery.

Alongside @katarina.holbrough @yvonneweisss @micailaabboud and @dreac2021

📸 @shylaablair

What a dream! My first Canadian art fair @art_toronto with the force that is @janey.gallery.

Alongside @katarina.holbrough @yvonneweisss @micailaabboud and @dreac2021

📸 @shylaablair

What a dream! My first Canadian art fair @art_toronto with the force that is @janey.gallery.

Alongside @katarina.holbrough @yvonneweisss @micailaabboud and @dreac2021

📸 @shylaablair

What a dream! My first Canadian art fair @art_toronto with the force that is @janey.gallery.

Alongside @katarina.holbrough @yvonneweisss @micailaabboud and @dreac2021

📸 @shylaablair

𝒯𝒽𝑜𝓊 𝑀𝒶𝓎𝑒𝓈𝓉
24x34 inches
oil on linen

one of two sister pieces

available with @janey.gallery and on view this @art_toronto
October 23-26

𝒯𝒽𝑜𝓊 𝑀𝒶𝓎𝑒𝓈𝓉
24x34 inches
oil on linen

one of two sister pieces

available with @janey.gallery and on view this @art_toronto
October 23-26

𝒯𝒽𝑜𝓊 𝑀𝒶𝓎𝑒𝓈𝓉
24x34 inches
oil on linen

one of two sister pieces

available with @janey.gallery and on view this @art_toronto
October 23-26

𝒯𝒽𝑜𝓊 𝑀𝒶𝓎𝑒𝓈𝓉
24x34 inches
oil on linen

one of two sister pieces

available with @janey.gallery and on view this @art_toronto
October 23-26

𝐻𝑜𝓌 𝑀𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝐵𝓊𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇𝒻𝓁𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝒟𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝒶𝒹 𝑜𝒻 𝒶 𝒫𝒾𝓃.ᐣ
10x12 inches
oil on linen

one of two sister pieces

available with @janey.gallery and on view this @art_toronto October 23-26

𝐻𝑜𝓌 𝑀𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝐵𝓊𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇𝒻𝓁𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝒟𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝒶𝒹 𝑜𝒻 𝒶 𝒫𝒾𝓃.ᐣ
10x12 inches
oil on linen

one of two sister pieces

available with @janey.gallery and on view this @art_toronto October 23-26

𝐻𝑜𝓌 𝑀𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝐵𝓊𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇𝒻𝓁𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝒟𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝒶𝒹 𝑜𝒻 𝒶 𝒫𝒾𝓃.ᐣ
10x12 inches
oil on linen

one of two sister pieces

available with @janey.gallery and on view this @art_toronto October 23-26

Install photos of 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin. Alongside @makikoharris and @manuelabenaim

On view now until November 15

“Fragmented body parts, twisting torsos, masked and floating faces. Body Archive brings together three artists whose practices variously explore the female body as site, surface and symbol. Drawing on art history, mythology, and contemporary representations of femininity, the works in this exhibition examine the complexities of selfhood, desire, memory and the performance of identity.

Emily Pope’s tightly cropped paintings place us in the unsettling role of the voyeur, as if we are peering through a letterbox or observing a peep show, catching glimpses of a body that feels both familiar and strange. This is especially true in the work depicting a voluptuous, milky torso and exposed breasts. The body here is an archetype, derived from a compilation of art historical references and the artist’s personal archives - a form we feel we’ve encountered before, but can’t quite place. Similarly, paintings of a woman’s raised collarbones and tightly corseted body evoke a haunting sense of recognition, even as the context for these figures is deliberately stripped away, leaving us to fill in the gaps. These works invite us in, only to hold us at arm’s length, challenging us to reflect not only on the long history of women’s objectification, but also on how cultural symbols endure, even as their meanings unravel.

The question arises: is the body performing for us, or is it our perspective that shapes the image? Or perhaps it is a combination of both. Pope’s paintings ask us to confront the difficulty of transcending inherited ideas of the female form, while also questioning how these symbols continue to shape our understanding of identity.” Text by @milliewalton

Install photos of 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin. Alongside @makikoharris and @manuelabenaim

On view now until November 15

“Fragmented body parts, twisting torsos, masked and floating faces. Body Archive brings together three artists whose practices variously explore the female body as site, surface and symbol. Drawing on art history, mythology, and contemporary representations of femininity, the works in this exhibition examine the complexities of selfhood, desire, memory and the performance of identity.

Emily Pope’s tightly cropped paintings place us in the unsettling role of the voyeur, as if we are peering through a letterbox or observing a peep show, catching glimpses of a body that feels both familiar and strange. This is especially true in the work depicting a voluptuous, milky torso and exposed breasts. The body here is an archetype, derived from a compilation of art historical references and the artist’s personal archives - a form we feel we’ve encountered before, but can’t quite place. Similarly, paintings of a woman’s raised collarbones and tightly corseted body evoke a haunting sense of recognition, even as the context for these figures is deliberately stripped away, leaving us to fill in the gaps. These works invite us in, only to hold us at arm’s length, challenging us to reflect not only on the long history of women’s objectification, but also on how cultural symbols endure, even as their meanings unravel.

The question arises: is the body performing for us, or is it our perspective that shapes the image? Or perhaps it is a combination of both. Pope’s paintings ask us to confront the difficulty of transcending inherited ideas of the female form, while also questioning how these symbols continue to shape our understanding of identity.” Text by @milliewalton

Install photos of 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin. Alongside @makikoharris and @manuelabenaim

On view now until November 15

“Fragmented body parts, twisting torsos, masked and floating faces. Body Archive brings together three artists whose practices variously explore the female body as site, surface and symbol. Drawing on art history, mythology, and contemporary representations of femininity, the works in this exhibition examine the complexities of selfhood, desire, memory and the performance of identity.

Emily Pope’s tightly cropped paintings place us in the unsettling role of the voyeur, as if we are peering through a letterbox or observing a peep show, catching glimpses of a body that feels both familiar and strange. This is especially true in the work depicting a voluptuous, milky torso and exposed breasts. The body here is an archetype, derived from a compilation of art historical references and the artist’s personal archives - a form we feel we’ve encountered before, but can’t quite place. Similarly, paintings of a woman’s raised collarbones and tightly corseted body evoke a haunting sense of recognition, even as the context for these figures is deliberately stripped away, leaving us to fill in the gaps. These works invite us in, only to hold us at arm’s length, challenging us to reflect not only on the long history of women’s objectification, but also on how cultural symbols endure, even as their meanings unravel.

The question arises: is the body performing for us, or is it our perspective that shapes the image? Or perhaps it is a combination of both. Pope’s paintings ask us to confront the difficulty of transcending inherited ideas of the female form, while also questioning how these symbols continue to shape our understanding of identity.” Text by @milliewalton

Install photos of 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin. Alongside @makikoharris and @manuelabenaim

On view now until November 15

“Fragmented body parts, twisting torsos, masked and floating faces. Body Archive brings together three artists whose practices variously explore the female body as site, surface and symbol. Drawing on art history, mythology, and contemporary representations of femininity, the works in this exhibition examine the complexities of selfhood, desire, memory and the performance of identity.

Emily Pope’s tightly cropped paintings place us in the unsettling role of the voyeur, as if we are peering through a letterbox or observing a peep show, catching glimpses of a body that feels both familiar and strange. This is especially true in the work depicting a voluptuous, milky torso and exposed breasts. The body here is an archetype, derived from a compilation of art historical references and the artist’s personal archives - a form we feel we’ve encountered before, but can’t quite place. Similarly, paintings of a woman’s raised collarbones and tightly corseted body evoke a haunting sense of recognition, even as the context for these figures is deliberately stripped away, leaving us to fill in the gaps. These works invite us in, only to hold us at arm’s length, challenging us to reflect not only on the long history of women’s objectification, but also on how cultural symbols endure, even as their meanings unravel.

The question arises: is the body performing for us, or is it our perspective that shapes the image? Or perhaps it is a combination of both. Pope’s paintings ask us to confront the difficulty of transcending inherited ideas of the female form, while also questioning how these symbols continue to shape our understanding of identity.” Text by @milliewalton

Install photos of 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin. Alongside @makikoharris and @manuelabenaim

On view now until November 15

“Fragmented body parts, twisting torsos, masked and floating faces. Body Archive brings together three artists whose practices variously explore the female body as site, surface and symbol. Drawing on art history, mythology, and contemporary representations of femininity, the works in this exhibition examine the complexities of selfhood, desire, memory and the performance of identity.

Emily Pope’s tightly cropped paintings place us in the unsettling role of the voyeur, as if we are peering through a letterbox or observing a peep show, catching glimpses of a body that feels both familiar and strange. This is especially true in the work depicting a voluptuous, milky torso and exposed breasts. The body here is an archetype, derived from a compilation of art historical references and the artist’s personal archives - a form we feel we’ve encountered before, but can’t quite place. Similarly, paintings of a woman’s raised collarbones and tightly corseted body evoke a haunting sense of recognition, even as the context for these figures is deliberately stripped away, leaving us to fill in the gaps. These works invite us in, only to hold us at arm’s length, challenging us to reflect not only on the long history of women’s objectification, but also on how cultural symbols endure, even as their meanings unravel.

The question arises: is the body performing for us, or is it our perspective that shapes the image? Or perhaps it is a combination of both. Pope’s paintings ask us to confront the difficulty of transcending inherited ideas of the female form, while also questioning how these symbols continue to shape our understanding of identity.” Text by @milliewalton

Install photos of 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin. Alongside @makikoharris and @manuelabenaim

On view now until November 15

“Fragmented body parts, twisting torsos, masked and floating faces. Body Archive brings together three artists whose practices variously explore the female body as site, surface and symbol. Drawing on art history, mythology, and contemporary representations of femininity, the works in this exhibition examine the complexities of selfhood, desire, memory and the performance of identity.

Emily Pope’s tightly cropped paintings place us in the unsettling role of the voyeur, as if we are peering through a letterbox or observing a peep show, catching glimpses of a body that feels both familiar and strange. This is especially true in the work depicting a voluptuous, milky torso and exposed breasts. The body here is an archetype, derived from a compilation of art historical references and the artist’s personal archives - a form we feel we’ve encountered before, but can’t quite place. Similarly, paintings of a woman’s raised collarbones and tightly corseted body evoke a haunting sense of recognition, even as the context for these figures is deliberately stripped away, leaving us to fill in the gaps. These works invite us in, only to hold us at arm’s length, challenging us to reflect not only on the long history of women’s objectification, but also on how cultural symbols endure, even as their meanings unravel.

The question arises: is the body performing for us, or is it our perspective that shapes the image? Or perhaps it is a combination of both. Pope’s paintings ask us to confront the difficulty of transcending inherited ideas of the female form, while also questioning how these symbols continue to shape our understanding of identity.” Text by @milliewalton

Install photos of 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin. Alongside @makikoharris and @manuelabenaim

On view now until November 15

“Fragmented body parts, twisting torsos, masked and floating faces. Body Archive brings together three artists whose practices variously explore the female body as site, surface and symbol. Drawing on art history, mythology, and contemporary representations of femininity, the works in this exhibition examine the complexities of selfhood, desire, memory and the performance of identity.

Emily Pope’s tightly cropped paintings place us in the unsettling role of the voyeur, as if we are peering through a letterbox or observing a peep show, catching glimpses of a body that feels both familiar and strange. This is especially true in the work depicting a voluptuous, milky torso and exposed breasts. The body here is an archetype, derived from a compilation of art historical references and the artist’s personal archives - a form we feel we’ve encountered before, but can’t quite place. Similarly, paintings of a woman’s raised collarbones and tightly corseted body evoke a haunting sense of recognition, even as the context for these figures is deliberately stripped away, leaving us to fill in the gaps. These works invite us in, only to hold us at arm’s length, challenging us to reflect not only on the long history of women’s objectification, but also on how cultural symbols endure, even as their meanings unravel.

The question arises: is the body performing for us, or is it our perspective that shapes the image? Or perhaps it is a combination of both. Pope’s paintings ask us to confront the difficulty of transcending inherited ideas of the female form, while also questioning how these symbols continue to shape our understanding of identity.” Text by @milliewalton

Install photos of 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin. Alongside @makikoharris and @manuelabenaim

On view now until November 15

“Fragmented body parts, twisting torsos, masked and floating faces. Body Archive brings together three artists whose practices variously explore the female body as site, surface and symbol. Drawing on art history, mythology, and contemporary representations of femininity, the works in this exhibition examine the complexities of selfhood, desire, memory and the performance of identity.

Emily Pope’s tightly cropped paintings place us in the unsettling role of the voyeur, as if we are peering through a letterbox or observing a peep show, catching glimpses of a body that feels both familiar and strange. This is especially true in the work depicting a voluptuous, milky torso and exposed breasts. The body here is an archetype, derived from a compilation of art historical references and the artist’s personal archives - a form we feel we’ve encountered before, but can’t quite place. Similarly, paintings of a woman’s raised collarbones and tightly corseted body evoke a haunting sense of recognition, even as the context for these figures is deliberately stripped away, leaving us to fill in the gaps. These works invite us in, only to hold us at arm’s length, challenging us to reflect not only on the long history of women’s objectification, but also on how cultural symbols endure, even as their meanings unravel.

The question arises: is the body performing for us, or is it our perspective that shapes the image? Or perhaps it is a combination of both. Pope’s paintings ask us to confront the difficulty of transcending inherited ideas of the female form, while also questioning how these symbols continue to shape our understanding of identity.” Text by @milliewalton

Install photos of 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin. Alongside @makikoharris and @manuelabenaim

On view now until November 15

“Fragmented body parts, twisting torsos, masked and floating faces. Body Archive brings together three artists whose practices variously explore the female body as site, surface and symbol. Drawing on art history, mythology, and contemporary representations of femininity, the works in this exhibition examine the complexities of selfhood, desire, memory and the performance of identity.

Emily Pope’s tightly cropped paintings place us in the unsettling role of the voyeur, as if we are peering through a letterbox or observing a peep show, catching glimpses of a body that feels both familiar and strange. This is especially true in the work depicting a voluptuous, milky torso and exposed breasts. The body here is an archetype, derived from a compilation of art historical references and the artist’s personal archives - a form we feel we’ve encountered before, but can’t quite place. Similarly, paintings of a woman’s raised collarbones and tightly corseted body evoke a haunting sense of recognition, even as the context for these figures is deliberately stripped away, leaving us to fill in the gaps. These works invite us in, only to hold us at arm’s length, challenging us to reflect not only on the long history of women’s objectification, but also on how cultural symbols endure, even as their meanings unravel.

The question arises: is the body performing for us, or is it our perspective that shapes the image? Or perhaps it is a combination of both. Pope’s paintings ask us to confront the difficulty of transcending inherited ideas of the female form, while also questioning how these symbols continue to shape our understanding of identity.” Text by @milliewalton

Install photos of 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin. Alongside @makikoharris and @manuelabenaim

On view now until November 15

“Fragmented body parts, twisting torsos, masked and floating faces. Body Archive brings together three artists whose practices variously explore the female body as site, surface and symbol. Drawing on art history, mythology, and contemporary representations of femininity, the works in this exhibition examine the complexities of selfhood, desire, memory and the performance of identity.

Emily Pope’s tightly cropped paintings place us in the unsettling role of the voyeur, as if we are peering through a letterbox or observing a peep show, catching glimpses of a body that feels both familiar and strange. This is especially true in the work depicting a voluptuous, milky torso and exposed breasts. The body here is an archetype, derived from a compilation of art historical references and the artist’s personal archives - a form we feel we’ve encountered before, but can’t quite place. Similarly, paintings of a woman’s raised collarbones and tightly corseted body evoke a haunting sense of recognition, even as the context for these figures is deliberately stripped away, leaving us to fill in the gaps. These works invite us in, only to hold us at arm’s length, challenging us to reflect not only on the long history of women’s objectification, but also on how cultural symbols endure, even as their meanings unravel.

The question arises: is the body performing for us, or is it our perspective that shapes the image? Or perhaps it is a combination of both. Pope’s paintings ask us to confront the difficulty of transcending inherited ideas of the female form, while also questioning how these symbols continue to shape our understanding of identity.” Text by @milliewalton

Install photos of 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin. Alongside @makikoharris and @manuelabenaim

On view now until November 15

“Fragmented body parts, twisting torsos, masked and floating faces. Body Archive brings together three artists whose practices variously explore the female body as site, surface and symbol. Drawing on art history, mythology, and contemporary representations of femininity, the works in this exhibition examine the complexities of selfhood, desire, memory and the performance of identity.

Emily Pope’s tightly cropped paintings place us in the unsettling role of the voyeur, as if we are peering through a letterbox or observing a peep show, catching glimpses of a body that feels both familiar and strange. This is especially true in the work depicting a voluptuous, milky torso and exposed breasts. The body here is an archetype, derived from a compilation of art historical references and the artist’s personal archives - a form we feel we’ve encountered before, but can’t quite place. Similarly, paintings of a woman’s raised collarbones and tightly corseted body evoke a haunting sense of recognition, even as the context for these figures is deliberately stripped away, leaving us to fill in the gaps. These works invite us in, only to hold us at arm’s length, challenging us to reflect not only on the long history of women’s objectification, but also on how cultural symbols endure, even as their meanings unravel.

The question arises: is the body performing for us, or is it our perspective that shapes the image? Or perhaps it is a combination of both. Pope’s paintings ask us to confront the difficulty of transcending inherited ideas of the female form, while also questioning how these symbols continue to shape our understanding of identity.” Text by @milliewalton

Install photos of 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒜𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓋𝑒 at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery in Berlin. Alongside @makikoharris and @manuelabenaim

On view now until November 15

“Fragmented body parts, twisting torsos, masked and floating faces. Body Archive brings together three artists whose practices variously explore the female body as site, surface and symbol. Drawing on art history, mythology, and contemporary representations of femininity, the works in this exhibition examine the complexities of selfhood, desire, memory and the performance of identity.

Emily Pope’s tightly cropped paintings place us in the unsettling role of the voyeur, as if we are peering through a letterbox or observing a peep show, catching glimpses of a body that feels both familiar and strange. This is especially true in the work depicting a voluptuous, milky torso and exposed breasts. The body here is an archetype, derived from a compilation of art historical references and the artist’s personal archives - a form we feel we’ve encountered before, but can’t quite place. Similarly, paintings of a woman’s raised collarbones and tightly corseted body evoke a haunting sense of recognition, even as the context for these figures is deliberately stripped away, leaving us to fill in the gaps. These works invite us in, only to hold us at arm’s length, challenging us to reflect not only on the long history of women’s objectification, but also on how cultural symbols endure, even as their meanings unravel.

The question arises: is the body performing for us, or is it our perspective that shapes the image? Or perhaps it is a combination of both. Pope’s paintings ask us to confront the difficulty of transcending inherited ideas of the female form, while also questioning how these symbols continue to shape our understanding of identity.” Text by @milliewalton

𝒮𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒥𝒶𝒸𝓀𝑒𝓉 available with @kristinhjellegjerdegallery on view until November 15