Rachel de Joode’s practice explores the boundaries between sculpture and photography, between the two-dimensional and three-dimensional, rendering materials such as wet clay, marble and skin abstract. She is internationally acclaimed for her ‘photo-sculptures’, questioning issues of object versus representation. This special series of ‘photo-sculptures’ introduces a new duality to the subjects of Rachel de Joode’s work: authenticity versus copy. The works in Soft Inquiry Group are part of a series: every ceramic hook is a handmade original, paired with a mechanically reproduced print of a close-up of a clay-like material.