Sophie Gilkens (b. 2002, Genk) is a visual artist based in Diepenbeek, Belgium, working primarily with photography. Her practice explores human behavior, intimacy, and the boundaries between what is shown and concealed. Through staged, cinematic images, she constructs ambiguous narratives that blur the line between fiction and lived experience, inviting viewers into spaces of reflection and emotional tension.

Master of Arts, LUCA School of Arts (Genk, 2025)

Exhibitions

2025

         EXIT/25, C-mine Energiegebouw Genk, BE

2023

         FRAMED, C-mine Barenzaal Genk, BE

2020

         Weird Is Wonderful, Wonderful Is Weird, C-mine Energiegebouw Genk, BE

Awards, grants & fellowships

2023

         Selected pitcher for ‘De Donkere Kamer #30’

Publications

2025

         Je fais ce que je fais

2023

         76.229

         Chaos - making sense of an ending

2022

         Michèle

2021

         Twentyone Magazine

Languages

Dutch, English