Lynda Laird

Lynda Laird is a photographic artist. Her research-based practice merges archive, photography, video and sound.  Employing techniques, methods and materials that are sympathetic and relevant to the subject.  

She focuses on long-term bodies of work: primarily looking at landscape and the traces of memory in these spaces.  She is interested in exploring ways of showing what is invisible to the naked eye, often employing camera less techniques and working with the materiality of specific landscapes in an attempt to bring an element or trace of its history in to the work.

Lynda recently worked as the photographic artist in residence at the Royal Astronomical Society, where she focused her research on the celestial discoveries of the 18th century astronomer Caroline Herschel, she was awarded an arts council project grant to turn her research in to a touring installation which was shown at the Royal Astronomical Society, Jodrell Bank First Light Pavilion, The Herschel Museum and Solaris Gallery.  Lynda has also worked on two long-term artist residencies In France, resulting in a group show at the Planche(s) contact photography festival.  She has exhibited Internationally and won a number of awards, she was nominated for the Magnum Graduate award in 2017. Her work has been featured on the BBC, BBC Newsnight, CNN Style, The New Scientist, The New Statesman, The Guardian, BJP, Huck and Fisheye magazine, amongst others.

Lynda is currently showing work at the Royal Academy Summer Show.