Through the lens of Wallpaper contributor Gabby Laurent
Through the lens of Wallpaper contributor Gabby Laurent
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that throws the spotlight on photographers who are Wallpaper contributors. Here we explore Gabby Laurent’s vision further
Image from the main fashion shoot in Wallpaper’s January 2021 issue.
Dress, £2,050; legging boots (just seen), £2,150, both by Balenciaga. Fashion: Sam Ranger
Whether homing in on a gesture or exploring the constructed relationship between photographer and subject, London-based Gabby Laurent’s perspective is always curious. For our January 2021 Next Generation issue, Laurent and stylist Sam Ranger joined forces for our main fashion story, featuring womenswear from the S/S21 and resort collections: eclectic prints, bold blocks of colour, refined ruffles, fine fringing, and a crash mat. Laurent gained an MA in Photography from Plymouth University in 2017, and has since combined her attenti
“What Fruit It Bears” is an exhibition project presenting works by artists whose practices are radically individual defying categorization, and yet together represent the present time.
This exhibition presents approaches to figuration, which seek equilibrium in understanding both oneself and the collective path forward.
Many of these works were made this year and respond to the tumult that every individual has experienced globally.
As one emerges from isolation, this presentation proposes a future in which personal identity is both celebrated and supported by a renewed appreciation for community and solidarity.
The selected works explore the force of the unutterable and the variances in what one does not have language to express. Employing diverse languages of figuration, text and abstraction, the artists presently expose the body, skin and landscape as contested sites, located across both natural and cultural categories.