Lucia Ravens
Lucia Ravens has cultivated a diverse practice ranging from photography, installations, sculptural photography, performance, and ‘art with purpose’ projects. Her endeavors draw upon the philosophy of ecology to explore intersections between issues of ecological and social sustainability, examining the impact of sense of place, dissolution of form, and displacement on the contemporary cultural dynamic.
Born in the United States, she is a pioneer in the aesthetics of data utilization of Lidar photography and Geospatial analytics. Through expansive abstract visualizations, Ravens expands the possibilities of architecture, narrative, and technology. Her work explores creativity at the intersection of art, science, and technology.
She received her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at TUFTS University. Subsequently, she was awarded a grant for her graduate work project from the MIT Council of the Arts at MIT University. An Alumna of Rutgers University she holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and attended UCLA for Post Bac. studies. In addition, she acquired a Fine Arts certificate from the BADA program at Balliol College, University of Oxford in England which was sponsored by The Juilliard School.
About Me
Her works have been exhibited worldwide in International Biennales and Museums including the European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona, Museum of Fine Art Boston, Griffin Museum of Photography of Boston, MIT Museum Studio, Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago, Palm Springs Contemporary Art Museum, Venice International Art Fairs and the Carrousel du Louvre Paris Art Fair among others. The artist’s work has garnered numerous International awards. Most recently, she received the International Pegasus Prize in Venice, Italy during the opening week of the Venice Biennale Architecture ’23. Lucia Ravens’ works are in private and public collections. The artist currently lives and works in the Metro New York region.
Artwork
FLOW.
Visualizing Data.
The message is in the medium
“The light, design, and data are working together in this concept to explore design thinking and the tools required to meet social, economic, and climate change challenges now and in our future landscapes” - Lucia Ravens
Artist Statement
This work renders the prominence of Lidar technology to define a new era in the arts, design, photography, and sculpture of the 21st century and beyond. The highlighting of the aesthetics of lidar photography and geospatial analytics in this work showcases the powerful influence of this media to inform our culture. The curated color fields of light in this endeavor are saturated with an artistic interpretation of the water movements of the river, lagoon, and local waterways.
The work visually articulates the importance of the information through expansive visual narratives in the form of moving color fields. The intention is that the opus will lead to a better understanding of the possibilities for futuristic landscapes, and the significance of climate change action initiatives and will allow for the archiving of global and regional waterway data which is critical for conservation and climate change protection efforts.
Water is the most precious resource for humanity. According to the United Nations by 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in water-stressed regions.
This dynamic lidar-enhanced sculptural light work entitled ‘FLOW’ brings to the fore, water as a priceless resource and inspires the protection of water sources globally.
