In the titular series, Soren transforms original photographs into 3D objects that beg us to get closer. Starting with a more formal portrait or landscape, she has carved, banged, burnt, painted, and even shot the surface of the image, to create forms that cast shadows, give texture, or bring in movement. She complicates the image with added layers, playing with light and perception. The soft nape of a neck, with hair tied up, is met with a swarm of protrusions that stick out this way and that from its surface. A rocky desert landscape is obscured by a swirling cloud of thick smoke. Hands in near prayer are encircled with dents and dots that hint at both something spectral and aggressively made. With these, Soren wants to show the viewer the experience of their making, distressing the photo and our own reading of it.
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