Sonya Lacey
New Zealand
 

Lacey aims to research current approaches to publishing and copyright in the Southeast Asian region with a specific focus on the printing history of Cambodia, looking in particular at bootlegged publications, the flouting of copyright laws, and the histories of digital piracy.

Sonya Lacey

4 September - 31 October 2017

During the residency, Lacey will develop One divides into two, a project which derives its title from a Maoist slogan from the 1960s. The project expands the artist’s investigations into non-western print histories and is backgrounded by her ongoing interest in the differing physical forms of public communication across various broadcasting platforms. Lacey aims to research current approaches to publishing and copyright in the Southeast Asian region with a specific focus on the printing history of Cambodia, looking in particular at bootlegged publications, the flouting of copyright laws, and the histories of digital piracy.


Sonya Lacey, 4 September – 31 October 2017, Courtesy the artist.
Sonya Lacey, 4 September – 31 October 2017, Courtesy the artist.
Sonya Lacey, 4 September – 31 October 2017, Courtesy the artist.
Sonya Lacey, 4 September – 31 October 2017, Courtesy the artist.
Sonya Lacey, 4 September – 31 October 2017, Courtesy the artist.

Contributors
Sonya Lacey
Sonya Lacey
Artist-in-Residence
New Zealand

Sonya Lacey (b. 1976, New Zealand) is a Wellington-based artist whose practice focuses on forms of communications within spoken, printed, and online scenarios. She works with a variety of mediums including performance, video, and installation often drawing on historical references to speculate on the specificity of socio-technological discourses. Alongside her studio practice, Lacey is also interested in curatorial, publishing, and collaborative methodologies. Together with Sarah Rose, she established the collaborative research project lightreading.

Her works have been shown at Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (2017, 2016), Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Art, United Kingdom (2016), and London International Film Festival, United Kingdom (2015).