Elizabeth Laplace

Statement

My work explores spaces and experiments with objects; using the senses to reach an understanding of their function and relationship to myself and others. Through a variety of materials and technology I create sculptures or installations that attempt to question how we perceive, understand, and engage with our surroundings.

GlogauAIR Project

At the Glogauair artists in residency program, which is both an active thriving artist community and located in Berlin, I hope to embark on an exploration of a variety of artificial landscapes throughout the community. In particular, I have recently been curious about the senses and the use of scents, how they are utilized to convey information, and how natural verses learned understandings of scents conflict within our contemporary global society. The city of Berlin and its art scene are very international, as well as very rich in history while also being new in thought. I hope to be able to discover more about how we use our senses globally in such a diverse and international city. During my stay at Glogauair I hope to be able to explore further the artificial landscapes of Berlin and push my work to become more engaging to people in a city that understands the comfort of the artificial and the displacement of nature.

CV Summary

b. 1990, United States

Education

• 2015 MFA in Ceramics, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, United States
• 2012 BA in Studio Art and Biology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, United States

Solo exhibitions

• 2012 CONTOURS: A Collection of Nature Inspired Ceramic Sculptures, List Gallery, Swarthmore, PA, United States

Group exhibitions

• 2015 Call for Chelsea: (Re) Imagining Art’s Aura in the Age of Turbo-Capitalism. Galleria Ca’ d’O’ro, New York City, NY, United States.
• 2015 Mercedes-Benz Art Loan, Mercedes-Benz Corp. Offices, Farmington Hills, MI, United States.
• 2015 Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Degree Exhibition, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, United States.
• 2014 Mercedes-Benz Art Loan, Mercedes-Benz Corp. Offices, Farmington Hills, MI, United States.
• 2014 Contemporary Vessel, The Qube bldg. (Chase Tower), Detroit, MI, United States.

Co-curated shows

• 2012 WILDLY HUMAN: Beyond the Bestiary, Swarthmore College Library, Swarthmore, PA, United States

Lectures

• 2011 Orit Hofshi’s show Resilience (lecture / workshop) List Gallery, Swarthmore, PA, United States

Catalogs

• 2015 Call for Chelsea: (Re) Imagining Art’s Aura in the Age of Turbo-Capitalism, NYC, NY, United States.
• 2015 Front Art Space OPEN15, NYC, NY, United States.

Residencies

• 2016 (January – April) GlogauAIR Berlin, Germany

Gallery