Louis Morlæ

Louis Morlæ’s practice utilizes digital rendering, design and manufacturing processes to produce sculpture, video and installation.

Through his sculptures, which reference domestic and industrial design language, Morlæ proposes a 're-worlding', creating objects that question technological constructs and explore our potential to dream of new worlds.

Using digital manipulation and animation, Morlæ brings his sculptures to life; they become the central characters in his long form video works, engaging with ideas of the metaverse, escapism and the boundless speculative potential of these digital spaces.

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
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
2020

Fight or Flight, Roman Road at The Columbia, London

2019

Grot, Horse Hospital, London

2018

28th December 1980, Asylum Studios, Suffolk

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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

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

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