Program Overview

Artist in Residence Program

The Centre for Law and the Humanities hosts an Artist in Residence program to provide alternative artistic representations of the political and social issues highlighted by the centre's research. This collaborative approach allows for the production of a series of thought-provoking events for students, staff, and the general public.

Current Artist in Residence: Maria Lalou

Maria Lalou is a conceptual artist and experimental filmmaker exploring the topic of viewing, incorporating cinematic apparatus and surveillance as part of her tools. Her recent work re-thinks the viewer's position, questioning the mediation of data controlled by algorithms today. Lalou has published two monographs and is a candidate for a Doctorate of Philosophy at the University of Westminster, London. She holds a BSc in Product Design and Architecture from the Technical Institute of Athens and a BFA in Fine Arts from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam.

• Received research grants from the Royal Academy of the Arts, DasArts, and the Danish Arts Foundation
• Awarded with practice grants from the J.F. Costopoulos Foundation, Mondriaan Foundation, and Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
• Nominated for the Fulbright Artist Grant twice and is a Fulbright Scholar as of 2018
• Collaborated with Roehampton University and MIT Press on various projects
• Lectured at Princeton University, ETH-Zurich, Aalto University-Helsinki, and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam

Previous Artists in Residence

The centre has hosted several artists in residence, including:

• Miranda Pennell: Working primarily with the moving image, Pennell uses photographs sourced from archives as a starting point for reflecting on Britain's colonial legacies.
• Manu Luksch: Through her films and art works, Luksch researches the effects of emerging technologies on daily life, social relations, urban space, and political structures.
• Bryonn Bain: A hip hop theatre innovator, spoken word poetry champion, prison activist, actor, author, and educator.
• Margareta Kern: Kern's work is concerned with the politics of making visible forms of power and authority that are felt but not always easy to articulate or perceive.
• Tings Chak: A Hong Kong-born and Toronto-raised activist and artist, Chak's work draws inspiration from and contributes to migrant justice and internationalist working-class struggles.
• Zuleikha Chaudhari: A theatre director and lighting designer, Chaudhari's works shift between theatre and installation, investigating landscapes that are neither real nor imagined.
• Lisa Dwan: A celebrated Irish actor, Dwan's project involved helping law staff lead a project on law and theatre.
• Yvette Vanson: Appointed as the first Artist in Residence and Honorary Research Fellow at the Law School in 2013, Vanson's work was exhibited at the Peltz Gallery and her films were shown and discussed throughout the autumn term.