Laura Spark
Laura Spark applies mixed media animation across theatre, installation and film, veering from the symbolic and elated, the haunting and visceral, to the playful and inclusive. She happily flits from making short films informed by folk practice and mythology to eclectic collaborations with other artists and local communities to help bring their stories to life.
Since Graduating from The Royal College of Art with a Masters in Animation Laura has created content for numerous art and theatre projects, directed music videos and worked with local community projects. Her short films have played in international festivals including Frightfest and London Short Film Festival in the UK, to Stoptrik, Slovenia; and Women in Horror, USA.
As an artist Laura has won commissions from York Mediale, participated in Flatpack Film Festival's artist development programme Waveform, funded by Jerwood Arts and is currently making a film with Metal and LJMU University.
Laura spoke about her work ‘Madder Island’ which you can read here.
Her current work ‘How to Garden Like a Real Witch’ can be watched here.
Read about Laura here.
Laura recommends ‘EAGER’ by Alison Schulnik: “I love how her grotesque but delicate patel characters, and the pace of the dance is really medatitive and engrossing and it reminds me its ok to slow down!”