Laura Ellenberger

Time Captured

Suffolk, a long-exposure cyanotype by Laura Ellenberger
Suffolk
Cyanotype, long exposure, 36×60 cm · 2016-2026
Paper negative made in Laurence Edwards’s studio by Laura Ellenberger
Paper Negative, LE Studio
Giclée print from silver paper negative 38x30 cm

Made in the studio of sculptor Laurence Edwards; related to the photographic stills used in the 2021 documentary A Thousand Tides (dir. Phil Cairney, Messums) and the 2016 Messum's exhibition A Film in One Frame.

Studio interior with sculptures on tall stands and a pale circular light in the foreground
A Sculptor’s Studio
Giclée print 29x42 cm

Two-week exposure in a sculptor’s studio, Suffolk

Interior with a table beside tall windows and overlapping translucent chairs and objects
Kitchen at Hill End, Australia
2017

Haefliger’s Cottage. Ten-day exposure on photographic paper

Deep blue image of a studio interior with roof beams, worktables and sculptural forms
Sculptor’s Studio
Cyanotype on mulberry paper 29x42 cm · 2026
Negative-toned studio interior with a small figure on a plinth framed by a dark doorway
Sculptor’s Studio
Photographic negative 20x25 cm · 2016
Black-and-white workshop interior with shelves of sculpted heads and translucent overlapping forms
Sculptor’s Studio
Giclée print, three-week exposure, 70x50 cm · 2016
Rocky coastal inlet with wooden platforms beside the water and trees along the shore
Thirty Minutes on a Summer’s Morning
2025
Room with a fireplace, mirror and round table, with overlapping translucent chairs and table settings
Mary’s Kitchen
Giclée print 29x42 cm · 2020
Interior with exposed ceiling beams, a glowing pendant light and overlapping furniture
The Studio During Lockdown
2020
Black-and-white workshop interior with hanging tools and sculptural forms, bordered by irregular dark edges
The Foundry
Liquid emulsion on bamboo paper 29x42 cm · 2017
Negative-toned studio photograph with a ladder and pale overlapping sculptural forms
The Foundry
Liquid emulsion on bamboo paper 29x42 cm · 2017
Overlapping views of leafy plants, a folding screen and interior furnishings
Inside Outside
Paper negative · 2018
Purple-toned waterside landscape with a faint standing figure and a small boat
Man on the Marsh – Exposure Over 20 Tides
Scanned paper negative · 2017

Woodbridge, Suffolk

Dim sculptor’s studio with a bright skylight, shelves and a blurred standing figure
Pinhole, Sculptor’s Studio
Giclée print 29x42 cm · 2017
Blurred pale figure in front of an ornate stone monument and street lamps
Street Performer, Seville
Pinhole on paper negative · 2016
Black-and-white studio interior with a translucent figure among sculpted heads, a skull and worktables
The Sculptor in His Studio, Suffolk