Sarah Kofman:
Interview in the Belgian art magazine “The Birdwing”
“The horizon is not an end, but a beginning”
In March 2026, the Belgian art magazine The Birdwing visited Sarah Kofman in her studio and conducted a conversation that goes deeper than technique and style.
It is about grief and moving forward. About the question of what art can achieve when it wants to be more than beautiful images. And about the legacy of Ingrid Günther, Sarah’s stepmother and artistic companion, whose unfinished works Sarah continues to this day.
When asked what she wants to evoke in the viewer with her art, Sarah responds:
“For me, feeling comes first. I want my works to touch people intuitively and consciously provoke them. Because provocation often arises where we touch a sore point—on topics we would rather look away from.”
And about her portraits—which require no models:
“In my work, the ‘inner silhouette’ is clearly at the center. I let myself be guided by free lines: I begin intuitively, sometimes guided by a particular theme or feeling—and only in the painting process does a person emerge before me.”
The complete interview—with 12 questions about sources of inspiration, artistic development, and plans for the Silhouettes by the Sea platform—is available to read here:
