Artists
Lawrence Lek
Germany / Uk
Lawrence Lek (b. 1982, b. Frankfurt am Main) is a simulation artist based in London.
He creates site-specific virtual worlds and speculative films using gaming software, 3D animation, installation and performance. By rendering real places within fictional scenarios, his digital environments reflect the impact of the virtual on our perception of reality.
He studied at Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Architectural Association, London, and The Cooper Union, New York.
Recent exhibitions include: Hyperpavilion, Venice Biennale (2017; The New Normal, UCCA, Beijing (2017); Glasgow International, Tramway, Glasgow (2016); SeMA Biennale Mediacity Seoul 2016, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul (2016); Missed Connections, Julia Stoschek Collection, Düsseldorf (2016); Secret Surface, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin (2016); Software, Hard Problem, Cubitt Gallery, London (2015); and The Uncanny Valley, Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge (2015). Lek received the 2017 Jerwood/FVU Award, the 2015 Dazed Emerging Artist Award and the 2015 Tenderflix/Tenderpixel Artist Video Award.
ACTIVITIES
29.9.2017 Installation
