Laure Prouvost

Laure Prouvost is a French artist known for her dreamlike, disjointed narratives that slip between languages, generations and states of reality. Her installations, films, sculptures and environments invite audiences into richly imaginative worlds, where family stories merge with fiction, and tea bags, tentacles and wet floors become portals to elsewhere.

Across a sprawling and playful practice, Prouvost has introduced us to flying grandmothers, melting mothers, and octopus vodka bars. Her works often explore mistranslation, longing and the gaps between what is said and what is felt — offering moments of intimacy, absurdity and disorientation.

She represented France at the 2019 Venice Biennale with Deep See Blue Surrounding You and won the Turner Prize in 2013. Her work has been shown internationally at venues including Kunsthalle Vienna, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Kiasma, Walker Art Center, and Hangar Bicocca.

Prouvost was born in Lieumeconu, France, and studied in London at Central Saint Martins and Goldsmiths. She currently lives in a trailer in the Croatian desert.