Sophie De Zutter Belgian, b. 1979

Sophie De Zutter is a Belgian artist born in 1979.  Her work is an intimate exploration of material, time, and the balance between strength and fragility. Handmade paper, clay, and pigments become witnesses to a subtle dialogue between the hand, the material, and the moment. She creates her own paper using traditional papermaking techniques, learned through the transmission of this ancestral craft. This practice anchors her work in continuity with centuries of knowledge, while giving new life to a material that has long carried the memory of human culture and exchange. Each piece emerges from a slow, intuitive process, where textures and reliefs gradually unfold, revealing the richness of imperfections. She is drawn to what bears the trace of life—cracks, roughness, and delicate nuances that give her creations their depth and uniqueness.