Laura Jane Hegarty

visual artist & researcher

investigating a varying formula of light, touch, time and beauty

…varying formula of light, touch, time and beauty, considering these components as core materials of life and how we choose to record it. Though formerly a painter, she now works predominantly with cyanotype; an early form of photography with a distinct blue appearance achieved through exposure to sunlight over controlled periods of time.

Recent bodies of work, using experiments, graphs and other logical forms to better understand the movements of sea and sky, show the interplay of sunlight and time's ephemeral quality with the lasting impression of touch; both in the intervention of the artist and the tactile quality of the final works on the viewer.

Through a process that sits somewhere between art, science, and play, these works examine the natural cycles of time: most predominantly the sun - repeating daily but never quite the same - looking to capture glimpses of both these rhythmic patterns and subtle variations that quietly shape our daily experience.