She works in a multitude of mediums, from neon, typography pieces, to diamond-dust smothered canvases, Baker’s work is often built around omitting or reflecting light, and directly references the frequencies radiating from astronomical bodies.

During this time, Baker “found that art is medicine and I found true happiness in creativity.”īaker’s art now is exhibited internationally. She joined a mosaic project in Brazil, took part in ceremonies with shamans in Peru and studies metaphysics in Guatemala. After leaving a dead-end, corporate job, Baker decided to travel to South America, on a “quest for the meaning of life”. This is, in part, due to how she became an artist. However, Baker didn’t pursue art as a career until later, at age twenty-eight.Īn ongoing theme within Baker’s art is spiritualism and exploring the expansiveness of the universe, human connection, and metaphysics. She loved the flamboyant fabrics and carefully carved sculptures, and displayed them alongside personal items she had found, positioning them in patterns and storing them in tiny boxes as her own, artistic treasure. Her father worked in Ghana for a short period, meaning there was a large African cultural influence within her home. We’ve been working with Lauren Baker since 2017.Middlesborough-born artist, Lauren Baker, credits her love of art to have started at a young age, through playing a childhood game she called ‘Collecting Treasure’. Other installations of Lauren’s have been displayed at galleries including the Tate Modern, the V&A, and Tate Britain. Other noteworthy installations include a 7.5 metre neon sign called A Simple Hello over Surrey St Bridge in Croydon in 2017, and a collaboration with BMW Culture X Frieze for Frieze Week 2020, a public light art installation named One Thought Changes Everything. In 2020, Lauren’s 4 metre high sculpture Frequency of the Sun was installed in the UNESCO World Heritage site in the Saudi Arabian desert. Lauren’s installations have been featured worldwide. Lauren’s work was inspired by her trip to South America in 2012, particularly her interactions with shamans in the Peruvian jungle and the mosaic street art in Brazil. We love how Lauren listens to sound waves when she works in order to achieve a meditative state and transfer her positive energy into her work. These ethereal works of art seek to address the vastness of the universe and the fragility of life, while also providing words of affirmation and positivity written in Lauren's own handwriting.

Lauren’s signature neon work is built around the refraction and reflection of light, where she aspires to make the unseen elements of the cosmos visible and evoke images of breathtaking celestial scenes. Her work touches upon themes such as human connection, spirituality, and the metaphysical. Lauren is a contemporary experimental artist living and working in London.

Finding Home by Lauren Baker