Soforbis is the collective creative output of Sophie-Elizabeth Thompson.
She is a British sculptor living and working in Barcelona. The work
created is sculpture in the purest sense, with each piece hand-made
and unique.
The medium used currently in the works is clay. It enables the
production of fluid, abstract structural forms through its inherent
malleability and flexibility. Once fired, the clay can also attain
the texture and finish of stone, giving it strength, weight and tension.
The pieces are abstract with inspiration found in both natural
and man-made forms. Despite their obvious solidity, the aim
with these pieces is to achieve a freshness of mark with balance
and tension to create exciting and visually appealing sculpture.
What fascinates her is the underlying skeletal structure of natural
found objects such as bones, plants, seeds and pebbles. The work
is also a response to archeological artefacts and discarded industrial
fragments that show the effects of wear and erosion.
For many years these ideas have been explored through drawing,
photography, and collecting. The work featured here is the product
of that growing exploration.
