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“I’d like everyone, whoever they are, to experience my work freely, without being told what to think or feel”
I think there’s always an autobiographical content in my work – like a sort of journal – which could be a common link. They relate directly to my life, made in most cases to express particular times or feelings.
I’m influenced by many different things - not just other visual artists - books that I read, movies or documentaries that I see, places I visit. I also really like fiction in art – to recreate an invented reality through artistic work entertains and inspires me.
I don’t have a favourite medium, I like to choose depending on what it is I want to say. I really like writing, the act of writing. I have a strong connection with text, words, letters. My latest work has focused on exploring the precariousness of the artist’s life- the day to day, the fragility as a creator in a closed and hierarchical system, the longings and frustrations.
I’m influenced by many different things - not just other visual artists - books that I read, movies or documentaries that I see, places I visit. I also really like fiction in art – to recreate an invented reality through artistic work entertains and inspires me.
I don’t have a favourite medium, I like to choose depending on what it is I want to say. I really like writing, the act of writing. I have a strong connection with text, words, letters. My latest work has focused on exploring the precariousness of the artist’s life- the day to day, the fragility as a creator in a closed and hierarchical system, the longings and frustrations.
The truth is that I never know if I’ve achieved what I wanted. Maybe I care more about just starting the process than the final result - for me the most important thing is the process. My dream project? Maybe to write a book and illustrate it or include images that I could make while writing – a project that also allows me to travel to many places and meet interesting people.
I got to know Cútar through my friend Antonio Navarro. I had the opportunity to exhibit in Galeria Cutarte some years ago with fellow artists and friends which Antonio curated. For me this exhibition was important because it was the first I did after a one-year scholarship in Córdoba and was the beginning of a new stage for me in Málaga.
I got to know Cútar through my friend Antonio Navarro. I had the opportunity to exhibit in Galeria Cutarte some years ago with fellow artists and friends which Antonio curated. For me this exhibition was important because it was the first I did after a one-year scholarship in Córdoba and was the beginning of a new stage for me in Málaga.
Laura Franco Carrión is an artist and poet from Málaga. Born in 1986 her work has been exhibited in various prestigious galleries across Spain, including Málaga and Madrid. Her poetry has won prizes and scholarships including First Prize for poetry at the University of Málaga in 2010 and First Prize in the Ucopoética (University of Córdoba) in 2014.
