Karen Eva Laing
Karen Eva Laing is this edition's featured artist, a photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She describes her work as photo-poetry, a very apt description. She does not write a text for her work. She believes in allowing the viewer to express their feelings on the image. She does not want to give any direction; she would rather have people let their own energy/sensibility flow. However, she was kind enough to answer a few questions about her work and her process.
Bloom: What is it about a scene or an object that compels you to photograph it?
Karen: It's an esthetic resonance (colors or patterns) or an emotional harmony which I feel within my inner self.
Bloom: Do you have a favorite photograph that you've taken?
Karen: No I don't. My work is very much related to the way I feel and depending on the day some photos will appeal more to me than others. A photograph is just a point of view.
Bloom: You've spent much of your life traveling and living in different countries. Does your work represent this nomadism? Or is it a way of creating roots, a sense of place?
Karen: Yes, I think it's a reflection of my nomadic life, but it is also a conscious filing of the moment.
Bloom: What is it about a scene or an object that compels you to photograph it?
Karen: It's an esthetic resonance (colors or patterns) or an emotional harmony which I feel within my inner self.
Bloom: Do you have a favorite photograph that you've taken?
Karen: No I don't. My work is very much related to the way I feel and depending on the day some photos will appeal more to me than others. A photograph is just a point of view.
Bloom: You've spent much of your life traveling and living in different countries. Does your work represent this nomadism? Or is it a way of creating roots, a sense of place?
Karen: Yes, I think it's a reflection of my nomadic life, but it is also a conscious filing of the moment.
El Saler, 2021
