Laura Watson
Spell For Spotting Invisible Things
18x24" poster
 
Spell for Spotting Invisible Things is a short narrative recounting artist Laura Watson’s decision not to mow her lawn and the subsequent discovery of the incredible diversity of plants already growing there. The work speaks, in a quiet but critical way, to the settler relationship to land and the value of paying close attention to one’s surroundings. The poster work is adapted from a zine Laura Watson produced in 2020. The work examines “the lawn”, a private space in settler culture that is manicured for presentation to the public and has a long troubled history as a colonial status symbol.
 
Artist Bio
 
Laura Watson is an artist and writer. She makes zines, prints, and textile works that combine drawing and poetry and has exhibited her work across Canada, including recent exhibitions at Presse Papier in Trois-Rivières, ARTsPLACE in Annapolis Royal, Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre in Medicine Hat, and Centre[3] for Print and Media Arts in Hamilton. Her writing has also been published in Contemporary Verse 2, Broken Pencil Magazine, and Call Out Comics. She acquired her BFA from Mount Allison University in 2015 and currently lives in Sackville, New Brunswick.