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Almine Rech

Haley Josephs PSYCHOPOMP

Sep 9 — Oct 16, 2021 | Brussels
Inquire about the exhibition: inquiries@alminerech.com For the safety of our visitors and staff, masks must be worn by all visitors upon entrance and hand sanitiser will be provided at the door and throughout the gallery. The gallery is open from 11 am until 7 pm.

Almine Rech Brussels is pleased to present PSYCHOPOMP, Haley Josephs’ first solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition will be on view from September 9 until October 10, 2021, presenting works that have not been previously exhibited.

In existential transformation, the figure of the psychopomp has been theorized as a crucial guide, tasked with bringing incarnate souls to the afterlife. Initially chronicled in Ancient Greek folklore as the psychopompos (spirit, mind, unconscious; companion, escort, messenger), the concept has appeared in Western and Eastern religions in altered invocations.

American artist Haley Josephs’ growing oeuvre has addressed the transformational stages of mortality and its emotional footprints. In PSYCHOPOMP, she continues this work, incorporating her own visions that emerge from her psyche, in opposition to an approach that models source material. Josephs’ visions and revelations are engaged with a lineage of feminine discovery, in light of the glaring lacunae in authorial representations by women, for women. (...)

-Kristen Cochrane, writer and researcher

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Selected artworks

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Psychopomp, 2021

    Haley Josephs Psychopomp, 2021

    Oil on linen
    35.6 x 27.9 cm
    14 x 11 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Autumn Spirit, 2021

    Haley Josephs Autumn Spirit, 2021

    Oil on canvas stretched over wood
    121.9 cm (diameter)
    48 in (diameter)

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Under Moonlight, 2021

    Haley Josephs Under Moonlight, 2021

    Oil on linen
    27.9 x 35.6 cm
    11 x 14 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Setting, 2021

    Haley Josephs Setting, 2021

    Oil on linen
    25.4 x 20.3 cm
    10 x 8 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Freedom Skies, 2021

    Haley Josephs Freedom Skies, 2021

    Oil on linen
    101.6 x 76.2 cm
    40 x 30 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Field of Gold, 2021

    Haley Josephs Field of Gold, 2021

    Oil on linen
    25.4 x 20.3 cm
    10 x 8 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Evening, 2021

    Haley Josephs Evening, 2021

    Oil on linen
    203.2 x 177.8 cm
    80 x 70 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Our World, 2021

    Haley Josephs Our World, 2021

    Oil on linen
    182.9 x 147.3 cm
    72 x 58 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Rise, 2021

    Haley Josephs Rise, 2021

    Oil on linen
    182.9 x 147.3 cm
    72 x 58 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Bliss!, 2021

    Haley Josephs Bliss!, 2021

    Oil on linen
    190.5 x 167.6 cm
    75 x 66 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      A Place That Is No Place, 2021

    Haley Josephs A Place That Is No Place, 2021

    Oil on linen
    264.2 x 335.3 cm (diptych)
    104 x 132 in (diptych)

  • Haley Josephs,                                      The Rising Setting Sun, 2021

    Haley Josephs The Rising Setting Sun, 2021

    Oil on linen
    264.2 x 167.6 cm
    104 x 66 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Footsie, 2021

    Haley Josephs Footsie, 2021

    Oil on linen
    203.2 x 177.8 cm
    80 x 70 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Little Girl Lost: Now Found, 2021

    Haley Josephs Little Girl Lost: Now Found, 2021

    Oil on linen
    20.3 x 25.4 cm
    8 x 10 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Nutrition, 2021

    Haley Josephs Nutrition, 2021

    Oil on linen
    177.8 x 203.2 cm
    70 x 80 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Sacred Symbol of the Threshold, 2021

    Haley Josephs Sacred Symbol of the Threshold, 2021

    Oil on linen
    101.6 x 76.2 cm
    40 x 30 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Wild Blue Yonder, 2021

    Haley Josephs Wild Blue Yonder, 2021

    Oil on linen
    203.2 x 304.8 cm
    80 x 120 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      God light, 2021

    Haley Josephs God light, 2021

    Oil on linen
    35.6 x 27.9 cm
    14 x 11 in

  • Haley Josephs,                                      Sisters of Tomorrow, 2021

    Haley Josephs Sisters of Tomorrow, 2021

    Oil on linen
    203.2 x 177.8 cm
    80 x 70 in

Videos

  • Haley Josephs – PSYCHOPOMP