Bio

Sophie Pimpinella (b. 1999) is an artist and educator from Richmond, Virginia. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with Photography and Art Education BFAs in 2023. Her work is rooted in experimentation, with a focus on blending perceived realities through the physical properties of analogue film. Persistent themes throughout her work include the body, nature, water, softness, memory, and existentialism.

Email: sophiepimpinella@gmail.com

Artist Statement

My work explores the universal conditions of recollection and perception that surround our consciousness. Revealing the poetics of interconnectedness, portals to the evermore unknown are manifested and release lingering ripples. By resurfacing stiff, fragmented notions of existence and being, sublime patterns are able to seep through my photographs. This fractality contributes to a recurring collision of chaos and calm, intrinsic to randomness and contingency. Linear temporality is perpetually obstructed by the persistence of memory, dreams, and the exceedingly human inclination to linger on the past. The pictures I make are simultaneously a personal response to this quality and an analysis of its presence.