ARTIST STATEMENT

Nomi Sophie Wolf is a multidisciplinary artist working in photography and mixed-media painting. She explores themes of grief, dreams and the disorienting process of becoming.

Wolf works with oil pastels, acrylics, gouache, polychromos, layered fiber paper and found materials. In photography, she moves between street documentation and creative portraiture.

A central theme in her work is the whale - creatures of timelessness, endless migration and weightlessness despite their immense mass. Whales have become the anchor point in her practice. Their presence in her work speaks to the possibility of carrying weight without being crushed by it, moving through vast depths while remaining suspended and existing across time without being bound to a single moment.

Her artistic development was largely influenced by her time living abroad in Korea and the profound loss of a significant other to suicide. Grief reshaped her relationship with the world and brought her face-to-face with questions about purpose and perception. In the aftermath of loss, she discovered that curiosity could be a lifeline. A borrowed camera became her reentry point, a way of finding beauty in overlooked details.

Her artist residency with the Hechyeomoyeo had a significant influence on her creative direction, deepening her commitment to flow-based work and cross-cultural exchange. She now collaborates with artists and content creators internationally.

Nomi Sophie Wolf
Multidisciplinary artist
Based in Germany/Korea