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Laura Smith

  • The Living Room Visual Essay
  • Selected Work
  • About
  • CV

Mother tongue, Lancaster Press residency, 2023

(Between the hills and the depths of the sea)

Hand printed six colour lithograph, edition of eight, 54 cm H x 36cm W.

In collaboration with Lancaster Press, part of the Lancaster Press residency, Fiji 2023.

Mutassi, 2021

Hung sculpture, hand painted and resisted dyed silk hung on walnut timber, 2.3 m H x 2.4 m L x 1.7 m D.

Sowing the story, 2021

Wall hanging, found fabrics hand sown applique work on silk hung on walnut timber, 100 cm H x 60 cm W.

Power in numbers, the Pickers Hut residency, 2020

Glass, timber, projection, 2.3m H x 5m L x 4m D.

Part of the Pickers Hut residency, Tasmania, 2020

Dividing room, 2019

Walnut, brass, paper, 2.1m H x 2.2m L x 0.4m D.

Image to form, the Pickers Hut residency, 2020

Painted timber, wool, projection 0.5m H x 0.3m L x 0.4cm D.

Making room, the Pickers Hut residency, 2020

Timber, wool, 2m H x 1.4m L x 0.9m D.

For the Pickers Hut residency, Tasmania, 2020

Making room - studies, 2020

Torsion - Enveloping - Surrounding

Balsa, paper, 2.1cm H x 2.2cm L x 2.4cm D.

Screened, contained, 2019

Walnut, brass, paper, projection, 2.1m H x 2.2m L x 0.4m D.

Table, 2017

Walnut timber, 45cm H x 30cm W.

Hanging pots, 2018

Handmade from clay, 55cm H x 10cm W x 6cm D.

Encoded, 2011

Cast plaster, 30cm H x 30cm W x 3cm D.

Footprint, 2011

Cast plaster, 100cm H x 40cm W x 6cm D.

Paper kindle, 2013

Laser-cut cardboard, acrylic paint, 30cm H x 15cm L x 60cm D.

Created in collaboration with Geraldine Holland as part of Make Do and Draw.

Wombat table, 2018

Salvaged gum timber, 35cm H x 65cm L x 40cm W.

Buildings tell stories, 2013

Laser-cut cartridge paper 15cm H x 20cm L x 2cm D.

Created in collaboration with Geraldine Holland as part of Make Do and Draw.

A brief history of the paper city, 2014

Cartridge paper collage 45cm H x 30cm L x 2cm D.

East London high streets, 2012

Laser-cut MDF, acrylic paint, 15cm H x 20cm L x 2cm D.

Created in collaboration with Geraldine Holland as part of Make Do and Draw.

Solar du Unhao stair, British Council Lina Bo Bardi Fellow, 2014

Solar du Unhao stair, 2015, laser cut MDF, acrylic paint, 60cm H x 50cm W x 50cm D.

As part of the British Council’s Lina Bo Bardi Fellowship, 2014

Environment overlays, 2008

Double exposures, 35mm film.

Upcycled chair, 2011

Salvaged chair, laser cut perspex seat, 65cm H x 30cm W x 30cm D.

Lead house, 2011

Lead sheet and cast plaster, 5cm H x 10cm L x 6cm D.

Bodily frameworks, the Pickers Hut residency, 2020

Paper sketches, 2.1m H x 2.2m L.

For the Pickers Hut residency, Tasmania, 2020

Mother tongue, Lancaster Press residency, 2023

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Mutassi, 2021

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Sowing the story, 2021

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Power in numbers, the Pickers Hut residency, 2020

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Dividing room, 2019

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Image to form, the Pickers Hut residency, 2020

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Making room, the Pickers Hut residency, 2020

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Making room - studies, 2020

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Screened, contained, 2019

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Table, 2017

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Hanging pots, 2018

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Encoded, 2011

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Footprint, 2011

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Paper kindle, 2013

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Wombat table, 2018

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Buildings tell stories, 2013

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A brief history of the paper city, 2014

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East London high streets, 2012

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Solar du Unhao stair, British Council Lina Bo Bardi Fellow, 2014

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Environment overlays, 2008

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Upcycled chair, 2011

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Lead house, 2011

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Bodily frameworks, the Pickers Hut residency, 2020

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