LAURA

The uncanny, the subtle sensation that things are not as they should be, is a recurring theme within my work. I frequently utilise personal and domestic items for their familiarity, heightening the tension between the real and the unreal; concrete and illusion. Chairs and other frequently handled objects often appear in my work; their relationship to the body and the space we inhabit allows them to take on an almost physical presence even when the owner is no longer present, giving them the power to symbolise the missing person. Anatomical imagery also has a similar ability to embody the whole even as part.

Primary location: United Kingdom