Sjoukje van Gool
Sjoukje van Gool is known for her ethereal underwater photography. The artist views water as a tool which can distort our perception, bringing out the magic hidden within.
Water allows van Gool to smoothly capture movement and natural flow, creating a dreamy atmosphere and abolishing rigidity of photography.
This grants the photos a sense of transgression of bodily constraints, inspiring feelings of the sublime. The water is thus an active participant in the creation of the artwork, giving it its spontaneity as it is not something the artist can have full control over. This contributes to the photographs’ organic quality and makes them irreplicable. Indeed, each piece from van Gool is unique and one of a kind, as the circumstances can never be the same to recreate the exact same photograph. The artist thus works with water, creating a natural composition that gives the photographs their free flowing feeling and tenderness. The water also changes the light, breaking it down, reflecting the rays in unexpected directions.
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