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Karine Laval: Reflections is a new exhibition charting 15 years of work by French contemporary photographer Karine Laval. The exhibition will bring together two interconnected bodies of work, 'The Pool' (2002-2005) and 'Poolscapes' (2009-2012), focused on the motif of the swimming pool.
'The Pool' evokes memories of sun-bleached childhood holidays, exploring a social theatre where the intimacy of the human body comes into contact with the architecture of public spaces. In 'Poolscapes' the pool motif transitions between abstraction and representation; its surface mirrors the real world but gives way to a submerged realm where the bodies of bathers are fragmented, revealing subconscious desires and darker connotation of the pool.
Alongside these earlier works the exhibition will present Laval's most recent series, 'Heterotopia', in which she continues her evolving examination of distorted realities, resulting in manipulations of light and colour that challenge the common perception of the world, creating a bridge between reality and the surreality of a dreamlike dimension.
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Tube: Barbican Station (5 min walk)
Train: Moorgate (9 min walk)
