Laden explores personal anxieties and desires as reflected in the landscape surrounding an old farmhouse on Prince Edward Island. The photographs follow the lifecycle of a bed of poppies, sequenced alongside self-portraits and surrounding forest and meadows, picturing place as intrinsically linked with inner experience.
Laden is a self-published book produced by UMBILICUS.collective and offset printed by Conveyor Studio in 2023. Each book is 8"x7" with 48 four-color pages, signed and numbered in an edition of 100. View more spreads and full artist statement here.
Anna Leigh Clem is a photo-based artist working with book arts, text, video, sculpture, and other media to explore and portray her longings for innocence and connection with the natural world.