In "76,229" Sophie Gilkens explores themes around transgressive behavior and bodily integrity. 

76,229 is the number of people who experienced a crime against their bodily integrity in 2021. This number is not just about rape or sexual assault, it is about the violation of the inviolability of the body, the violation of a person. This number is the complete collected data from 2021 reported to the police. While this is a clear figure, it remains superficial because many people do not report, due to fear, abuse of power and so many other reasons.

Gilkens creates a narrative based on her own images, interviews, sound recordings, collected texts, articles and polaroids. From a personal experience within the theme, this research was born. With her work, she wants to show vulnerability, make the theme negotiable and break the taboo.

By means of photography, videography and a research publication, she takes the audience into the reality.