Cooper & Gorfer Biography Cooper & Gorfer—the artist duo composed of Sarah Cooper (US/SE, b. 1974) and Nina Gorfer (AT, b. 1979)—have become internationally recognized for their boundary-expanding approach to contemporary portraiture. Over the past two decades, Cooper & Gorfer have developed a signature visual language that merges photography, collage, painting, textile, and video into immersive, multilayered narratives. Collage is central to their practice, serving as both method and meaning. Their hybrid portraits of women explore themes of identity, memory, displacement, and transformation, drawing viewers into richly constructed worlds where emotional truth takes precedence over literal representation. In landmark series...
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