Lara Tremayne

We are excited to welcome our new artist in residence – Lara Tremayne @tiger.on.the.rock

Chapter 2. memoir extract
Chairs. Looking for my brother

dealing with loss
the air in the chair
the negative space
the space that was once filled
the space left behind
the SOS in loss

“I’ve felt a compulsion since 2009 to photograph chairs, chairs seemingly randomly placed, well actually more that they were in unexpected places, that they took me by surprise. Chairs that had some type of quality about them, a personality, a presence. Although unexpected there was always something very natural and relaxed about their placement, not contrived. Like they were all at home. Presence in the absence.

An empty chair has always represented presence for me, it seemed obvious. Sometimes I’d think of who might have sat there, it’s a quick thought, not often dwelled upon. Sometimes I’m more interested in the composition, the colours, the placement of the chair, its context, its sculptural qualities. But ultimately I had no idea why I was photographing them, it was more of an instinct that I was following. Over the years I built up a small collection of images, some of which I posted on instagram in a series called #someoneschairsnapshots. Not any old chair would make it into the collection, just someone’s.”

Lara will be exhibiting some of the works from this series at Compassionate Funerals throughout July.

https://tigerontherock.co.uk/