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Laura Emerson


Var, France
About

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.

I am French, living both in France and in the UK.

Books by Laura Emerson