Louis Morlæ

The practice of the London-based visual artist Louis Morlæ operates at the intersection between two modes of creativity: that of industrial automation and manufacture, and that of character-driven narrative. The result is work which looks not to a distant and abstracted future, but to the furthest and most tantalising edges of what might be possible within the current moment. Seamlessly integrating video and sculpture, he uses game-engine rendered animation to bring his android-like figures—designed using CAD, and then 3D printed in component parts with PLA plastic, aluminium, steel and SLA resin—to life. His in-depth, multimedia worldbuilding explores our cultural and social engagement with tech, the metaverse, and the digital realm from a perspective on continuing technological advancement that is neither wholly utopian or dystopian. Morlæ’s works share not only a distinctive visual sensibility, but an invented reality, in which identifiably of-the-moment signifiers like Balenciaga trainers brush up against science-fictional, lightly surrealist future technology.

b. 1992, Melbourne, Australia
Lives and works in London

Education
2014

BFA, Manchester School of Art, Manchester

2023

MFA, Royal Academy of Arts, London

Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2025

$ID3FA££ $YNDR0M3, Rose Easton, London

2024

Aut-OOO-Arcadia, Somerset House, London

Purgatorio, Liste Art Fair, Basel

2023

All Watched Over by Emissaries of Loving Grace, Duarte Sequeira, Braga, Portugal

2022

Press (with Lucas Dupuy), Final Hot Desert, Isle of Sheppey

Machinochrome Dreams, Rose Easton, London

2018

Bubblegum Tung, Asylum Studios, Suffolk

Behold a figure, Serpentine, Soft Opening, London

Group Exhibitions
2025

Rooms in Rhymes, EKKM, Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn

2024

The Place of Waiting, Gathering at ECHO, Cologne

SL x RE, Silke Lindner, New York

2020

Fight or Flight, Roman Road at The Columbia, London

2019

Grot, Horse Hospital, London

2018

28th December 1980, Asylum Studios, Suffolk

Awards & Grants
2023

The Keeper’s Prize

Collections
2024

The Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK

Louis Morlæ, $ID3FA££ $YNDR0M3, Rose Easton 2025

Louis Morlæ, $ID3FA££ $YNDR0M3, Rose Easton 2025

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Louis Morlæ, Untitled (Déterritorialisation X), 2025, C-type print, Polycarbonate, Polylactic Acid, Wood, Glass, Brass, 63 x 66 x 5 cm

Louis Morlæ, Untitled (Déterritorialisation X), 2025, C-type print, Polycarbonate, Polylactic Acid, Wood, Glass, Brass, 63 x 66 x 5 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Untitled (Déterritorialisation X), 2025 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, Untitled (Déterritorialisation X), 2025 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, Untitled (Déterritorialisation Y), 2025, C-type print, Polycarbonate, Polylactic Acid, Wood, Glass, Brass, 65 x 71 x 5 cm

Louis Morlæ, Untitled (Déterritorialisation Y), 2025, C-type print, Polycarbonate, Polylactic Acid, Wood, Glass, Brass, 65 x 71 x 5 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Untitled (Déterritorialisation Y), 2025 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, Untitled (Déterritorialisation Y), 2025 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, Untitled (Déterritorialisation Z), 2025, C-type print, Polycarbonate, Polylactic Acid, Wood, Glass, Brass, 62.5 x 64 x 5 cm

Louis Morlæ, Untitled (Déterritorialisation Z), 2025, C-type print, Polycarbonate, Polylactic Acid, Wood, Glass, Brass, 62.5 x 64 x 5 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Untitled (Déterritorialisation Z), 2025 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, Untitled (Déterritorialisation Z), 2025 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, SFB1, 2025, Silicone coated Nylon 66, Tex 210 bonded polyester, diatonic harmonicas, steel, cardboard, copper, brass, polylactic acid, blower, air, Dimensions variable

Louis Morlæ, SFB1, 2025, Silicone coated Nylon 66, Tex 210 bonded polyester, diatonic harmonicas, steel, cardboard, copper, brass, polylactic acid, blower, air, Dimensions variable

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Louis Morlæ, SFB1, 2025

Louis Morlæ, SFB1, 2025

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Louis Morlæ, SFB1, 2025 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, SFB1, 2025 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, SFB1, 2025 (alternative view)

Louis Morlæ, SFB1, 2025 (alternative view)

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Louis Morlæ, The Piercing Revelation of the Great Red Dragon, 2025, Cockroach, solar panel, 150mm fresnel lens (with 50mm focal length), polylactic acid, brass, copper, cardboard, aluminium foil, non-isolated DC-DC buck step down power module, zip ties, sunshine, 45 x 35 x 13 cm

Louis Morlæ, The Piercing Revelation of the Great Red Dragon, 2025, Cockroach, solar panel, 150mm fresnel lens (with 50mm focal length), polylactic acid, brass, copper, cardboard, aluminium foil, non-isolated DC-DC buck step down power module, zip ties, sunshine, 45 x 35 x 13 cm

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Louis Morlæ, The Piercing Revelation of the Great Red Dragon, 2025 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, The Piercing Revelation of the Great Red Dragon, 2025 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, Rapunzel’s Tower (Relative Clock), 2025, steel, polylactic acid, copper, steel, Rapunzel’s braid, ISC SH907 triple-action snaphook, chime (3:45 second intervals), 132 x 142 x 40 cm

Louis Morlæ, Rapunzel’s Tower (Relative Clock), 2025, steel, polylactic acid, copper, steel, Rapunzel’s braid, ISC SH907 triple-action snaphook, chime (3:45 second intervals), 132 x 142 x 40 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Rapunzel’s Tower (Relative Clock), 2025 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, Rapunzel’s Tower (Relative Clock), 2025 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, Aut-OOO-Arcadia, Somerset House, London, 7 November 2024 – 23 February 2025

Louis Morlæ, Aut-OOO-Arcadia, Somerset House, London, 7 November 2024 – 23 February 2025

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Louis Morlæ, Mother, 2024, steel computer unit with integrated screens, keyboard, rainbow quartz spheres, rubber gloves, silicone, surveillance camera, 39 x 96.5 x 150 cm

Louis Morlæ, Mother, 2024, steel computer unit with integrated screens, keyboard, rainbow quartz spheres, rubber gloves, silicone, surveillance camera, 39 x 96.5 x 150 cm

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Louis Morlæ, These Little Piggies, 2024, plastic, Liquidtex coated wooden frame, 37 x 120 x 36 cm (14 ⅝ x 47 ¼ x 14 ⅛ in)

Louis Morlæ, These Little Piggies, 2024, plastic, Liquidtex coated wooden frame, 37 x 120 x 36 cm (14 ⅝ x 47 ¼ x 14 ⅛ in)

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Louis Morlæ, Home Again, Home Again, Market is Done (Bench), 2024, CRT monitor, steel, 3D printed plastic, wood, thermafleece, 56 x 222 x 60 cm (22 x 87 ⅜ x 23 ⅝ in)

Louis Morlæ, Home Again, Home Again, Market is Done (Bench), 2024, CRT monitor, steel, 3D printed plastic, wood, thermafleece, 56 x 222 x 60 cm (22 x 87 ⅜ x 23 ⅝ in)

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Louis Morlæ, Aut-OOO-Arcadia, Somerset House, London, 7 November 2024 – 23 February 2025

Louis Morlæ, Aut-OOO-Arcadia, Somerset House, London, 7 November 2024 – 23 February 2025

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Louis Morlæ, As I wait in the fields for you, 2024, steel, plastic, soft toy, animatronic eye, thermafleece, LED lighting, 50 x 60 x 50 cm (19 ¾ x 23 ⅝ x 19 ¾ in)

Louis Morlæ, As I wait in the fields for you, 2024, steel, plastic, soft toy, animatronic eye, thermafleece, LED lighting, 50 x 60 x 50 cm (19 ¾ x 23 ⅝ x 19 ¾ in)

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Louis Morlæ, Will the corn be growing a little tonight, 2024, steel, plastic, clay-filled PLA, thermafleece, LED lighting, 50 x 60 x 50 cm (19 ¾ x 23 ⅝ x 19 ¾ in)

Louis Morlæ, Will the corn be growing a little tonight, 2024, steel, plastic, clay-filled PLA, thermafleece, LED lighting, 50 x 60 x 50 cm (19 ¾ x 23 ⅝ x 19 ¾ in)

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SL × RE (New York), Silke Lindner, 28 June – 2 August 2024

SL × RE (New York), Silke Lindner, 28 June – 2 August 2024

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SL × RE (New York), Silke Lindner, 28 June – 2 August 2024

SL × RE (New York), Silke Lindner, 28 June – 2 August 2024

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Louis Morlæ, Goblin Module, 2021, PLA, silicone, calico, resin, steel, video (10 minutes), 105 x 105 x 30 cm

Louis Morlæ, Goblin Module, 2021, PLA, silicone, calico, resin, steel, video (10 minutes), 105 x 105 x 30 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Goblin Module, 2021 (alternative view)

Louis Morlæ, Goblin Module, 2021 (alternative view)

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SL × RE (New York), Silke Lindner, 28 June – 2 August 2024

SL × RE (New York), Silke Lindner, 28 June – 2 August 2024

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Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

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Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

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Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

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Louis Morlæ, Haywain Sower, 2024, PLA, acrylic, sand, filler, resin, nylon, 110 x 52 x 36 cm (43 ¼ x 20 ½ x 14 ⅛ in)

Louis Morlæ, Haywain Sower, 2024, PLA, acrylic, sand, filler, resin, nylon, 110 x 52 x 36 cm (43 ¼ x 20 ½ x 14 ⅛ in)

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Louis Morlæ, Haywain Sower, 2024 (alternative view)

Louis Morlæ, Haywain Sower, 2024 (alternative view)

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Louis Morlæ, Haywain Sower, 2024 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, Haywain Sower, 2024 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, Haywain Sower, 2024 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, Haywain Sower, 2024 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, Haywain Reaper, 2024, PLA, acrylic, sand, filler, resin, nylon, rope, 103 x 53 x 37 cm (40 ½ x 20 ⅞ x 14 ⅝ in)

Louis Morlæ, Haywain Reaper, 2024, PLA, acrylic, sand, filler, resin, nylon, rope, 103 x 53 x 37 cm (40 ½ x 20 ⅞ x 14 ⅝ in)

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Louis Morlæ, Haywain Reaper, 2024 (alternative view)

Louis Morlæ, Haywain Reaper, 2024 (alternative view)

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Louis Morlæ, Haywain Reaper, 2024 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, Haywain Reaper, 2024 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, Haywain Reaper, 2024 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, Haywain Reaper, 2024 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

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Louis Morlæ, St Anthony’s Revenge, 2024, PLA, filler, acrylic, sand, nylon, 77 x 164 x 47 cm (30 ¼ x 64 ⅝ x 18 ½ in)

Louis Morlæ, St Anthony’s Revenge, 2024, PLA, filler, acrylic, sand, nylon, 77 x 164 x 47 cm (30 ¼ x 64 ⅝ x 18 ½ in)

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Louis Morlæ, St Anthony’s Revenge, 2024 (alternative view)

Louis Morlæ, St Anthony’s Revenge, 2024 (alternative view)

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Louis Morlæ, St Anthony’s Revenge, 2024 (alternative view)

Louis Morlæ, St Anthony’s Revenge, 2024 (alternative view)

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Louis Morlæ, St Anthony’s Revenge, 2024 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, St Anthony’s Revenge, 2024 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, St Anthony’s Revenge, 2024 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, St Anthony’s Revenge, 2024 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, St Anthony’s Revenge, 2024 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, St Anthony’s Revenge, 2024 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

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Louis Morlæ, Face of a Tosher, 2024, CNC wood, PLA, filler, acrylic, 24 x 91 x 31 cm (9 ½ x 35 ⅞ x 12 ¼ in)

Louis Morlæ, Face of a Tosher, 2024, CNC wood, PLA, filler, acrylic, 24 x 91 x 31 cm (9 ½ x 35 ⅞ x 12 ¼ in)

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Louis Morlæ, Face of a Tosher, 2024 (alternative view)

Louis Morlæ, Face of a Tosher, 2024 (alternative view)

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Louis Morlæ, Face of a Tosher, 2024 (alternative view)

Louis Morlæ, Face of a Tosher, 2024 (alternative view)

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Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

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Louis Morlæ, Face of a Tosher, 2024 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, Face of a Tosher, 2024 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, The Beggar (Gaberlunzie), 2024, PLA, acrylic, nylon, filler, 77 x 86 x 80 cm (30 ¼ x 33 ⅞ x 31 ½ in)

Louis Morlæ, The Beggar (Gaberlunzie), 2024, PLA, acrylic, nylon, filler, 77 x 86 x 80 cm (30 ¼ x 33 ⅞ x 31 ½ in)

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Louis Morlæ, The Beggar (Gaberlunzie), 2024 (alternative view)

Louis Morlæ, The Beggar (Gaberlunzie), 2024 (alternative view)

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Louis Morlæ, The Beggar (Gaberlunzie), 2024 (alternative view)

Louis Morlæ, The Beggar (Gaberlunzie), 2024 (alternative view)

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Louis Morlæ, The Beggar (Gaberlunzie), 2024 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, The Beggar (Gaberlunzie), 2024 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, The Beggar (Gaberlunzie), 2024 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, The Beggar (Gaberlunzie), 2024 (detail)

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Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

Louis Morlæ, Purgatorio, Booth 4, Liste Art Fair Basel 2024

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Louis Morlæ, Vvolmar, 2023, Acrylic, steel, PLA, silicone, lime, resin, rope, copper, LED, arduino, 175 x 50 x 50 cm

Louis Morlæ, Vvolmar, 2023, Acrylic, steel, PLA, silicone, lime, resin, rope, copper, LED, arduino, 175 x 50 x 50 cm

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Louis Morlæ, RA Schools Show, The Royal Academy of Arts, London, 8 – 25 June 2023

Louis Morlæ, RA Schools Show, The Royal Academy of Arts, London, 8 – 25 June 2023

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Louis Morlæ, O.G.U. (One God Universe), 2023, PLA, paint, filler, lime, hologram fan, 151 x 180 x 27 cm

Louis Morlæ, O.G.U. (One God Universe), 2023, PLA, paint, filler, lime, hologram fan, 151 x 180 x 27 cm

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Louis Morlæ, O.G.U. (One God Universe), 2023 (alternative view)

Louis Morlæ, O.G.U. (One God Universe), 2023 (alternative view)

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Louis Morlæ, Tek, 2023, Resin, PLA, silver coin spinner (made in collaboration with The Royal Mint), copper, steel, 27 x 21 x 30 cm

Louis Morlæ, Tek, 2023, Resin, PLA, silver coin spinner (made in collaboration with The Royal Mint), copper, steel, 27 x 21 x 30 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Ekstasia & 6 Last Things, 2023, 4K Video, 19 minutes, 45 seconds

Louis Morlæ, Ekstasia & 6 Last Things, 2023, 4K Video, 19 minutes, 45 seconds

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Louis Morlæ, All Watched Over by Emissaries of Loving Grace, Duarte Sequeira, 21 January – 22 April 2023

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Louis Morlæ, Scivias, 2023, PLA, Nylon, Resin, Steel bracket, 160 x 96 x 65 cm

Louis Morlæ, Scivias, 2023, PLA, nylon, resin, steel bracket, 160 x 96 x 65 cm

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Louis Morlæ Scivias, 2023 (alternative view)

Louis Morlæ, Scivias, 2023 (alternative view)

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Louis Morlæ, Kline, 2023, PLA, Nylon, Resin, 154 x 180 x 44 cm

Louis Morlæ, Kline, 2023, PLA, Nylon, Resin, 154 x 180 x 44 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Rexx, 2023, PLA, steel, resin, silicone, 180 x 57 x 140 cm

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Missing caption

Louis Morlæ, Llunexodrome, 2023, PLA, Nylon, Resin, 5" HD Screen, Media Player, 180 x 57 x 32 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Drumblade, 2023, TPU Inflatable, PLA, nylon, resin, wadding, 140 x 120 x 120 cm

Louis Morlæ, Drumblade, 2023, TPU Inflatable, PLA, nylon, resin, wadding, 140 x 120 x 120 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Rexx Rake, 2023PLA, nylon, 160 x 30 cm

Louis Morlæ, Rexx Rake, 2023PLA, nylon, 160 x 30 cm

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Louis Morlæ, All Watched Over by Emissaries of Loving Grace, Duarte Sequeira, 21 January – 22 April 2023

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Louis Morlæ, Nexus, 2022, PLA, nylon, 100 x 42 x 13 cm

Louis Morlæ, Nexus, 2022, PLA, nylon, 100 x 42 x 13 cm

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Final Hot Desert

Press, Final Hot Desert, Isle of Sheppey, August 2, 2022

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Louis Morlæ, Homer Console (In Blue), 2022, PLA, acrylic, 128 x 87 x 32 cm

Louis Morlæ, Homer Console (In Blue), 2022, PLA, acrylic, 128 x 87 x 32 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Homer Console (Unwrapped), 2022, PLA, nylon, calico, steel, 183 x 150 x 32 cm

Louis Morlæ, Homer Console (Unwrapped), 2022, PLA, nylon, calico, steel, 183 x 150 x 32 cm

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Machinochrome Dreams, Rose Easton, 15 January – 20 February 2022

Machinochrome Dreams, Rose Easton, 15 January – 20 February 2022

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Louis Morlæ, Ecce in Semper Aeternum, 2022, HD video, stereo sound, 21 minutes, 21 seconds

Louis Morlæ, Ecce in Semper Aeternum, 2022, HD video, stereo sound, 21 minutes, 21 seconds

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Louis Morlæ, Alpha, 2022, PLA, silicone, nylon, glass, aluminium, 195 × 65 × 23 cm

Louis Morlæ, Alpha, 2022, PLA, silicone, nylon, glass, aluminium, 195 × 65 × 23 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Ferme, 2022, PLA, silicone, nylon, steel, 205 × 65 × 23 cm

Louis Morlæ, Ferme, 2022, PLA, silicone, nylon, steel, 205 × 65 × 23 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Ecce, 2022, PLA, silicone, nylon, steel, resin, calico, 205 × 70 × 27 cm

Louis Morlæ, Ecce, 2022, PLA, silicone, nylon, steel, resin, calico, 205 × 70 × 27 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Iodah, 2022, PLA, silicone, nylon, resin, calico, 215 × 80 × 27 cm

Louis Morlæ, Iodah, 2022, PLA, silicone, nylon, resin, calico, 215 × 80 × 27 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Jumbo, 2022, PLA, silicone, nylon, resin, calico, 200 × 90 × 27 cm

Louis Morlæ, Jumbo, 2022, PLA, silicone, nylon, resin, calico, 200 × 90 × 27 cm

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Louis Morlæ, Jumbo, 2022 (detail)

Louis Morlæ, Jumbo, 2022 (detail)

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