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Laura Larson

1999 · Gelatin silver print · Photographs

For her series My Dark Places, Larson photographed miniature models of crime scenes made in the 1940s and now housed in the office of the Maryland Medical Examiner. Originally a student of film, Larson is expert at teasing out suggestions of narrative from empty interiors, but it is the uncanny effects brought about by the camera situated in a claustrophobic tiny space and her deft framing that make this such a suspenseful work.

Artist

Laura Larson

Date

1999

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Department

Photographs

Credit line

Purchase, Vital Projects Fund Inc. Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2015