Laura Emerson

“I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.” Anais Nin

I’m in love with the deep blue of the Mediterranean sea and the clear, radiant light of the French Riviera.
I love the sapphire blue expanse, the windswept azure skies, the blue flows, the blue depths, the blue mystery.
The pure emotion of the colour blue: calming, silent, still, expansive.
One must not look for a narrative in my work. My minimalistic, near-abstract images of the sea seek to immerse the viewer as much as possible into pure perceiving: a deep absorption into what is present to the senses without recourse to names and concepts.
Done in conditions of isolation and near-complete solitude over the summer months on the coast between Cannes and Saint-Tropez (France), my work requires a state of sustained and deep contemplation of the beauty of nature. Although it is not recommended, I always dive alone, in order to achieve maximum absorption. It is also there that I'm happiest.
Underwater, in the deep blue, body and mind undergo a transformation as gravity, time, spatial boundaries and directions vanish almost entirely.
If one can let go most completely, this is an experience of exhilarating unity with nature, pea...

Self-taught

*Upcoming* The Other Art Fair, London July 2024

The Other Art Fair London, March 2020 (postponed)

"au fil de l'eau... au fil de la terre" Joint exhibition with sculptor Clémentine Babb, held at the Atelier de Clémentine Babb (https://www.latelier-cbabb.com), in Cannes 14-22 September 2019

1st International Contemporary Art Fair, held in the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France 27-29 July 2018

Collective exhibition at the Espace Culturel in Théoule-sur-Mer, near Cannes, France from the 5th May until the 10th June 2018