Laura Lappi Finnish, b. 1979
Laura Lappi was born and raised in Finland, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in The Netherlands and currently lives and works in Queens, NY. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including solo exhibitions at Gallery Sculptor in Helsinki, Lorimoto Gallery and Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York, The Yard in Colorado Springs, Galleria Uusi Kipina in Lahti, and at numerous group exhibitions including Firetti Contemporary and DIFC Sculpture Park in Dubai, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Trestle Gallery and AC Institute in New York, Riihimaki Art Museum and Galleria Titanik in Finland, Kunstpodium T, Roodkapje, Twente Biennale and Re:Rotterdam International Art Fair in The Netherlands, Galleri Vest and SIM Gallery in Reykjaviik, Supermarket Art Fair in Stockholm, and Recyclart Art Center in Brussels.
She is interested in observing and examining how architecture and spatial environments influence our perceptions and affect reality; in particular, her focus is on the experience and emotional charge of different places and fluid boundaries between reality and fiction. Her sculptural practice explores the relationship between physical spaces, man-made structures, and the human mind – the psychology of places.
The starting point of her work usually comes from a real, existing location, which she explores by researching its history and geography. Based on these places, she creates sculptures and site-specific installations, using photography and videography as a means to document them.
Lappi’s residencies include Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, Marble House Projects in Dorsett, SIM in Reykjavik and Vermont Studio Center in Johnson. She has been awarded grants from the Art in the Parks: Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York, Alfred Kordelin Foundation Finland, The Queens Council on the Arts, Arts Promotion Centre Finland and Finnish Cultural Foundation and fellowships at the BRonz Museum of the Arts and NYFA in New York. Her work has been featured in Shot Magazine Italy/UAE, Marie Claire HK, Culture Volt, Secret NYC, NY Art Beat, Kateigaho Japan, COS Independent, and Metro US among others. Lappi’s art works have been acquired by Serlachius Museum in Finland.
