10 Days and Nights - 10 suspended perspex lenses with back-projected video
The Mediums Glasses I & II - Photographs printed onto old pairs of glasses using traditional darkroom techniques
I was inspired to produce a series of works based on nineteenth century occult and pseudo-scientific documentary photography. During the nineteenth century it was believed that camera technology could capture the spirit world and photographs appearing to show ghosts and a range of occult phenomena were often used as "evidence" for a world that lay beyond what we could see.
Laura Marker
Laura Marker - artist
A recurring debate has evolved: We question our ability to ascertain optical truth via technologies with dual associations: Rational, “truthful” scientific observation and on the one hand, and trickery, fraud and illusion on the other.
Exhibitions/Residencies:
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Between Sky And Earth, Periscope / Stroud Valleys Project, Chapels of Rest, Stroud (2023)
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A Thinner Line, The Willesden Gallery, London (2023)
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Nature's Endurance - Artworks / The Everybody Gallery, Halifax (2023)
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Metachrosis Literary Issue 1 - https://metachrosislitmag.co.uk/metachrosis-issue-1/ (2023)
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Reduce | Reuse | Recycle – Art and Sustainability, The Willesden Gallery, London (2023)
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Monochrome Part 1, https://www.glasgowgalleryofphotography.com/monochrome-part-1- , The Glasgow Gallery Of Photography, Glasgow (2023)
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The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, The Mall Galleries, London (2022)
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A Thin Line, The Willesden Gallery, London (2022)
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The Babel Masks, The Library Of Babel, Online Exhibition - www.babelmasks.com (2020-2021)
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Art Quest, The Questors Theatre, London (2020)
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Murmuration, hARTslane Gallery, London (2019)
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Ealing Beat, The Questors Theatre, London (2019)
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Micrographity, Artots, 's-Hertogenbosch, Holland (2019)
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Ghost Tide, Thameside Studios Gallery. London (2018)
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Umbra Sumus,Walcot Chapel. Bath (2018)
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Equine Idyll, Orleans House Gallery: Stables Gallery. London (2017)
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Spectral Paradigms (Wandsworth Arts Fringe), All Saints Church Tooting. London (2017)
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Create Space, Willesden Library Gallery. London (2016)
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Parallel Parables, Kirkdale Bookshop Gallery. London (2016)
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Public Space - Private Women, Edwardian Cloakroom. Bristol (2016)
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Capturing the essence of time, Artistsmeet/Watersmeet, Rickmansworth (2015)
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Threads on Tour: Debut, Brewery Tap Gallery, Folkestone (2015)
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Meanwhile Time: Chesterfield House Studios Collaborative Mini Residency, London (2015)
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Create Space Artists Residency Chocolate Factory Studios, London (2014)
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The New Georgians Orleans House Gallery, London (2014)
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Collaborative residency with Amelia Critchlow. Art Lacuna. London (2014)
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Art Lacuna Prize shortlisted artist. Art Lacuna, London. (2013)
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Save The Womens Library Campaign Tribute The Womens' Library. London (2012)
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MA Show. Wimbledon College of Art. London (2012)
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Wunderkammer, Bow Arts Trust. London (2012)
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Utterance, Centre for Drawing. London (2012)
Laura Marker studied fine art at Wimbledon College of Art (MA 2012) and primarily works as a projection-based installation and digital collage artist. She is heavily influenced by concepts relating to the passage of time, visual “truth” and illusion and past events or social injustices that still hold relevance today. Her work makes reference to historical developments in photography, science fiction imagery, historical scientific documentation and the development of new technologies, in particular lens based technologies (magnifying lenses, projections, cameras).
Education:
MA: Fine Art (Distinction) October 2011-September 2012. Wimbledon College of Art (University of the Arts). Merton Hall Road, London, SW19 3QA.
Edexcel Foundation Art (Distinction). January 2007- March 2008. City Lit (part-time). Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA
BA Honours: Music (2:1). October 2000 – July 2003. The University of Bristol. Department of Music, Victoria Rooms, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1SA