Lorsen Camps
I have been exploring the notion of ‘beauty in the disregarded’ since the beginning of my practice. I have always been drawn to things that are overlooked, discarded or seen as worthless: found objects; second-hand items; ‘low’ art forms or materials; even moments or incidental details of everyday life. This has meant a varied back catalogue of work but the concept has always remained at its heart.
I am currently working with reclaimed polystyrene packaging – a waste product of our consumer culture - something often disliked if it is even ‘seen’ at all. I have been using paint to highlight the beauty of its form, exploring its effect on the material, and more generally considering aspects of materiality and worth. How can value be added to something seemingly worthless?
