Soetkin Verslype's 'nearby somewhere' at Base-Alpha Gallery

Soetkin Verslype presents her third solo exhibition, 'nearby somewhere,' at Base-Alpha Gallery in Antwerp. The show features gouaches on paper and a new series of drawings that explore everyday observations—such as a fold of fabric, the edge of a window, or a cluster of objects on a table. Verslype simplifies shapes, shifts elements, and loosens ties to literal representation, creating works that feel familiar yet inhabit a slightly altered space. Her practice emphasizes surface, color, and rhythm, with details persisting as traces rather than proofs. The title refers both to the familiar starting points and the works' mode of being: images that are 'nearby' in feeling but belong to a different dimension where composition and color decide what remains. The exhibition offers a quiet, concentrated moment to observe how small, recognizable things rearrange into their own visual worlds.