LAURA ROTH
ABOUT
Born 1997 in Austria
Working from Berlin and Carinthia GER/AT
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design & Photography
Laura Roth’s artistic practice delves into various life spaces and structures, exploring themes such as expectations surrounding paradisiacal conditions and longed-for destinations in tourist areas. Through her work, she employs photography as a primary medium but also incorporates spatial objects such as 3D prints, serving as preserved realms of yearning. The blending of reality and fiction permeates throughout her body of work. Her keen interest lies in the perception of landscapes and the concept of nature in our current era. Questions regarding how we perceive nature, how we define landscapes, and whether landscapes serve as memories of our planet, intrigue her. Moreover, she investigates what artificial landscapes communicate to us. Based in Berlin (GER) and Carinthia (AT), Laura has showcased her work in various exhibitions among others, the British Journal of Photography - Openwalls at Galerie Huit in Arles, Leopold Museum in Vienna, Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Artspace Bremerhaven Festival or f3 Gallery BarTur in Berlin. She received awards like the Egon Hofmann Prize, Art Award Carinthia and was nominated for the Ö1 Talent Scholarship.
EXHIBITIONS/SCREENINGS (Selection)
Künstlerhaus Klagenfurt - Gallery 3 / AT 2024
Manifesta Bienal, Barcelona / ESP 2024
British Journal of Photography - Openwalls at Galerie Huit, Arles / FRA 2023
Leopold Museum – Habitat, Vienna / AT 2023
CHARTA Festival, Rome / IT 2023
Ars Electronica Festival, Linz / AT 2023
Artspace Bremerhaven Festival, Bremerhaven / GER 2023
Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venice / IT 2023
Instytut Fotografii Fort BarTur, Warsaw / POL 2023
f3 Gallery BarTur, Berlin / GER 2023
Bartcelona Pop Up, Belgrade / RS 2022
Salzkammergut Festwochen - BestOFF, Gmunden / AT 2022
Strafsachengallery – betonen, Linz / AT 2022
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS (Selection)
1st Place Artist Award for Fine Arts Carinthia, Gallery 3, 2024
Bruno Gironcoli Recognition Award, 2024
Alexander Tutsek Project Grant, 2024
Federal Ministry of Culture and Arts Austria Project Grant, 2024
Ö1 Talent Scholarship Vienna (Shortlist), 2023
1st place Egon Hofmann Art Prize, 2022
Vienna International Photo Awards (Shortlist), 2021
Global Photo Awards (Shortlist), 2021
PUBLICATIONS
The Guardian, 2023
Der Greif, 2023
Float Magazin, 2023
Yogurt Magazine, 04 wildness, 2023
Der Auszug, Kunstuniversität Linz, 2022
