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Iben Soffy
Trained at art academies in Denmark and Finland, and holding a BA in Design, Technology and Business as well as a certification in Art Therapy, Iben Soffy works at the intersection of art, environment, and human wellbeing.
Her practice focuses on the development of art, spatial design, and interior environments that actively support regulation, healing, safety, and personal development within welfare institutions. In working with individuals in vulnerable or developmentally challenging life situations, physical surroundings play a crucial role; spaces, materials, and visual elements influence – both consciously and unconsciously – the nervous system, the experience of security, and the capacity to engage in relationships.
Drawing on knowledge from developmental psychology, environmental therapy, and sensory integration, she translates aesthetic principles into visual and tactile environments. Here, art does not serve merely as decoration, but functions as an active, supportive element within professional practice.
Iben Soffy utilizes art, spatial design, and interior environments as active innovative tools to create safety, promote healing and regulation and enhance quality of life.
Dansk
Iben Soffy
Uddannet fra Kunstakademi i Danmark og Finland og med en BA i Design, Teknologi og Business samt certificering i Kunstterapi, arbejder Iben Soffy i krydsfeltet mellem kunst, miljø og menneskelig trivsel.
Hendes praksis fokuserer på udvikling af kunst, rumdesign og indretning, der aktivt understøtter regulering, heling og tryghed samt udvikling i velfærdsinstitutioner. I arbejdet med mennesker i sårbare eller udviklingskrævende livssituationer er de fysiske omgivelser af stor betydning; rum, materialer og visuelle udtryk påvirker – bevidst såvel som ubevidst – både vores nervesystem, vores oplevelse af tryghed og mulighed for at indgå i relationer.
Med afsæt i viden om bl.a. udviklingspsykologi, miljøterapi og sanseintegration omsætter hun æstetiske principper til visuelle og taktile miljøer. Her fungerer kunsten ikke blot som udsmykning, men som et aktivt, understøttende element i den faglige indsats.
Iben Soffy anvender kunst, rumdesign og indretning som aktive innovative redskaber til at skabe tryghed, fremme heling og regulering samt øge livskvalitet.
