ABOUT THE ARTIST
Lydia Möller Lake is a conceptual artist, photographer, and visual anthropologist from the great state of West Virginia. Graduating with a BFA in Photography from Marshall University in 2016, she carries deep connections to humanity, story, and place that heavily influence her work. She is a proud member of the art community in Asheville, NC.
You can visit her studio at Riverview Station #268.
--- Any object can become an artifact if you care enough about the culture it's attributed to. ---
The collection, exploration, and reverence for these “artifacts”is the impetus for much of the artwork of LML, who considers her life’s work to be telling the stories of what remains in Appalachia. Her traditional output employs her training in fine art photography as a starting point to break away from the flat white wall and enrich the story told by incorporating found objects, cutting techniques, and fibers.
Her most recent work has been a foray into the conceptual, showcasing her collective nature and a strong desire to be known. These works reject the categorization of medium and range from plaster sculpture and bookbinding to future aspirations for incorporating performance, installation, and audio/visual layering.
Lydia is currently inspired by the concept of terroir and the trash tapestries of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui. She is perpetually inspired by the activism art of Vik Muniz and the typologies of Hilla & Bernd Becher.
Thank you!