POWER ?

Weapons embody power, authority and control. But what happens when these symbols of strength are covered in softness?

Through crochet, Sophie Inard transforms objects associated with violence and domination, creating an unexpected tension between their original function and their new appearance.

By giving these objects a second skin, she questions our relationship with power, protection and vulnerability — and the boundaries between strength and fragility.

Kalashnikov rifle wrapped in hand-crocheted textile sculpture by Paris artist Sophie Inard

Red helmet hand-crocheted textile sculpture close-up by Paris artist Sophie Inard

Vintage gun wrapped in red crochet sculpture by Sophie Inard

Blue helmet hand-crocheted textile sculpture close-up by Paris artist Sophie Inard

Blue grenade hand-crocheted textile sculpture held in hand by Sophie Inard Paris

Green grenade hand-crocheted textile sculpture held in hand by Sophie Inard Paris

A young person with short dark hair and blue eyes holding a colorful crochet item near their face, with a stone wall in the background.

“What happens to power when it is rendered soft?

By applying a second skin of crochet to objects built for domination, I question the nature of force itself.”

Each piece is a unique textile sculpture, hand-crocheted in Paris.

Available for collectors and commissions.

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