Sarah Larby’s background in painting and sculpture greatly informs her photography practice; where the studio environment acts as her blank canvas.
She uses light and colour in a very painterly way to create dream-like scenes, drawing inspiration from different painting movements to craft atmospheric images – whether that be the moody tones of a Rothko or the light-heartedness of Monet’s impressionistic works. The final works have a sense of fluidity and timelessness, and all her images are lifted by a subtle thread of emotion that matches their colour palette.
Much-like her
sculptural art practice, process is extremely important in her work – working in both analogue and digital processes, Larby often continues working on a piece long after the photograph has been taken. She loves to spend time in the darkroom and can often be found hand-printing, or when working digitally using CGI or physically intervening with the final print to create tactile, textured imagery.