Lara Thomas

I'm an Auckland-based artist, curator and educator who enjoys spending time looking at and appreciating the details. My aim in life is to make a positive difference through creativity.

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I describe myself as a multi-disciplinary environmental artist whose practice traverses print, ceramics and sculptural installation.

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My practice is inspired by the relationship between humans and nature, and the ways in which we are simultaneously shaped by one another. Through my work my aim is to encourage viewers to connect with their environment, to see it from a different perspective and to reconsider their own relationship to it.

My work involves connecting with places through collecting, and working with found natural and waste materials. Areas of research and ongoing themes include: collections and archives; environmental philosophy; Eastern philosophy; spiritual teachings; and the healing power of nature.

Sustainability is a key theme and guiding principle in the way my artworks are conceptualised and created as I work towards developing a sustainable creative arts practice.

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