Sandrine Aim
Bio
I am a French artist living in London.
I studied Photography and did "The Fine Art Course" as well as "Mixed Media and Drawing" at L.S.P and City Lit. This year I am studying Painting at The Essential School of Painting. I also attend regularly the International Festival on Experimental Photography activities. I am also part of their online school “Agora” where I am currently studying “Exploring experimental photography”.
I use various mediums like camera less photography and mixed media. I like to push materials and processes together without boundaries. I am interested in the physicality and performance of the piece, experimenting, playing, pushing, cutting, stamping, destroying or melting the work in reference to the verb list of Richard Serra. My aim is to break and then mend and repair. As I cannot make sense of the world, it helps me to play with materials, go back to the core and follow my intuition. I tackle my fear by looking directly at the dangerous world and become an alchemist.
Artist's statement
I create universal figures situated within dreamlike narratives, all at the mercy of various external forces.
My approach to applying paint attempts to communicate this feeling of risk and uncertainty in a volatile world. Nevertheless, it is also a quest for magical and joyful experiences.
Group Exhibitions :
- Blackhall studios (Shoreditch, London, UK), LSP show, 2012
- Royal Photographic Society, (Greenwich, London, Uk), Ecclectic, 2013
- Marie Curie fundraising pop up art exhibition with Hampstead School of art, (London, UK), 26/11/2017
- Photofusion (Brixton, London, UK), Salon 17, 8/12/2017 till 13/01/2018
- The Darkroom Gallery (Vermont, USA), Metamorphosis, 25/07/2018 till 2/9/2018
- Harris+Hoole (London, UK), Royal Photographic Society North London group,1/10/2018 till 31/10/2018
- Photofusion (Brixton, UK), Salon 18, 6/12/2018 till 12/01/2019
- Harris+Hoole (London, UK), Royal Photographic Society North London group,19/01/2019 till 16/03/2019
- Lauderdale house (London, Uk),The RPS London Region Members’ 2018/19 Print Exhibition, 6/2/2019 till 4/3/2019
- Clock tower (Croydon, Uk),Royal Photographic Society, Visual Art Group Annual Show, 16/02/2019 till 9/03/2019
- Landmark Arts Centre (London, Uk),Royal Photographic Society, Visual Art Group Annual Show part of the Richmond & Twickenham PS Annual Exhibition,11/04/2019 till 22/04/2019
- Menier Gallery (London, Uk),City lit Fine Art Course Show, 16/07/2019 till 20/07/2019
- UCLH (London, UK), Royal Photographic Society North London Group,7/11/2019 till 15/01/2020
- Photofusion (Brixton, UK), Salon 19, 6/12/2019 till 01/2019
- Lauderdale house (London, Uk),The RPS London Region Members’ 2019/20 Print Exhibition, 6/2/2020 for 4 weeks
- Royal Photographic Society, Visual Art Group Annual Show,March 2020
- Artdoc Photography magazine, November 2020, "Japanese gardens" online exhibition
- Purdue University, (Indiana,USA), The alchemical image, 19/10/2020 to 6/11/2020
- Photofusion (Brixton, UK), Salon 21, 13/07/2021
- Exhibition Paris, October 2021 postponed re Covid
- Photofusion (Brixton, UK), Salon 22, 8/12/2022 until 17/02/2023
- Artdoc Photography magazine, "Alternative Process" online exhibition, December 2022
- City Lit Gallery (London, UK),"Nine", July 2023
- ESOP online winter show (London, UK), December 2023
- Photofusion (Brixton, UK), Salon 24, 9/5/2024 until 8/6/2024
- The Art Pavilion (Mile End, London, UK) E.S.O.P End of Year Show,27/6/2024 for a week
Publications
The HAND magazine, USA, issue 25, July 2019
The HAND magazine, USA, issue 27, January 2020
The HAND magazine, USA, issue 29, July 2020
The HAND magazine, USA, issue 39, January 2023
Other:
Series "Big bang in my hand" Shortlisted for Tri-pod awards by juror Miranda Gavin, 2017
Tri-pod Group shortlisted for the Artquest Peer awards, 2017
Moderator, Virtual Conference on Cyanotype and Anthotype from Exp.21
Collections:
Work held in private collection in The U.K and France
