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Popel Coumou
Born 1978, Velsen, The Netherlands. Lives and works in Amsterdam. Popel Coumou constructs artworks using layers of paper that are positioned over and alongside each other. The visual effect is graphic and playful. The simplest physical constructions – handmade collages – are transformed into intriguing, dreamlike images that compel the viewer to question what they see. Using only paper and light, Popel creates a sense of being suspended in space and time. The layers out of which she builds her latest interiors are photographs of skies. These cause natural colour gradients and create an illusion of depth, while the texture in the paper itself is clearly visible. These paper shapes transform into three-dimensional spaces. Popel explores the way our minds work; how little information we need in order to fill in the blanks and create our own realities.
Exhibitions & Art Fairs
Popel Coumou, Ellen Kooi
Art Weiland 2026
Langweer
22 August 2026
Popel Coumou
Perception
14 February – 17 April 2026
Sandro Miller, Ashley Zelinskie, Gary Carsley, Line Gulsett, Krijn Kroes, Erik de Bree, Woody van Amen, Thijs Zweers, Loretta Lux, Popel Coumou, Casper Braat, Luis Xertu, Ellen Kooi, TINKEBELL., Philip Akkerman, Lisette van Hoogenhuyze, MC de Waal, Anya Janssen, Alain Laboile, Susan Anderson
40 x 40 x 40
6 July – 3 August 2024
Popel Coumou
popel
28 October – 23 December 2023
Popel Coumou
A Paper Perspective
21 November 2020 – 23 January 2021
Popel Coumou, Casper Braat
Into The Wild Blue Yonder
8 September – 23 October 2018
Popel Coumou
New Work
8 April – 20 May 2017
Works
Popel Coumou
214. Untitled
collage of fine art prints on museum board
2026
21 x 14 cm
Artwork informationPopel Coumou
213. Untitled
collage of fine art prints on museum board
2026
21 x 14 cm
Artwork informationPopel Coumou
234. Untitled
collage of fine art prints on museum board
2026
28,5 x 19 cm
Artwork informationPopel Coumou
238. Untitled
pigment print of photographic skies on museum board
2026
19 × 28.5 cm
Artwork informationPopel Coumou
204. Untitled
collage of fine art prints on museum board
2026
70 x 47 cm
Artwork informationPopel Coumou
218. Untitled
collage of fine art prints on museum board
2026
70 x 47 cm
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