Laura Jane Petelko _ Lot 11

GBS Fine Arts

Title: Verdant

About this piece: In my photographic series "Nightlife", I delve into the mysteries of the natural world after dark, embracing the inherent fear of the unknown. By removing detail and artificially illuminating the landscape, I'm introducing a surreal, dreamlike quality that suggests human presence and interaction. Yet, through it all, nature remains a silent, enduring witness to our fleeting endeavors, observing without interference."

Dimensions: 30" x 36'

Medium: Photography (Archival print, mounted on dibond and framed in black 2” depth reveal frame)

Value: $5,500

Date: 2023

Laura Jane is a Toronto-based photographer celebrated for her painterly, abstract approach that blends intimacy with emotional depth. Informed by experience with a condition that threatened her vision, her work challenges photography's relationship with detail and information. Now 25 years into her practice, she has earned international recognition at Christie's Eye of the Collector, Photo London, and the London Art Fair. Represented by GBS Fine Art (UK) and The Cardinal Gallery. Her recent Nightlife series explores nature as witness through surreal nocturnal landscapes.