Bridget Smith graduated in Fine Arts in 1988 from Goldsmiths College at the University of London, where she also completed a Master’s Degree in Art in 1995.
She lives in London and works with photography and, since 2005, with video, documenting the existence of spaces that blur the borders between reality as it is presented and the imagination. Those spaces are chosen as an area of transition between the real and the simulated, between objectivity and subjectivity, they mostly offer evasion from monotonous everyday experiences and responsibilities, a captivating place to escape and find ‘something else, something different. Her lens captures interior and exterior spaces. Stand-out interior projects include Glamour Studio (Stable) (1999), in which she photographed interior, false sets, that had no permanent use and were not going to be inhabited; and Society (2007), a project involving a book of the same name with photos with no human presence taken inside different lesser-known clubs, associations and centres in London where cultural activities are run. Among her exterior projects, mention should be made of Mirage (1999), a series that shows the entertainment architecture and seductive spaces of Las Vegas; and Cosmos (2005), in which the starry skies and huge deserts hint at unfathomable places where we can lose ourselves.
Smith won the Rose Award for Photography of the Royal Academy of Arts (London) in 2009. During her extensive career, she has staged numerous solo shows at galleries in London, Auckland (New Zealand), Berlin, Tokyo, Prague, Oslo and Budapest.
Bridget Smith graduated in Fine Arts in 1988 from Goldsmiths College at the University of London, where she also completed a Master’s Degree in Art in 1995.
She lives in London and works with photography and, since 2005, with video, documenting the existence of spaces that blur the borders between reality as it is presented and the imagination. Those spaces are chosen as an area of transition between the real and the simulated, between objectivity and subjectivity, they mostly offer evasion from monotonous everyday experiences and responsibilities, a captivating place to escape and find ‘something else, something different. Her lens captures interior and exterior spaces. Stand-out interior projects include Glamour Studio (Stable) (1999), in which she photographed interior, false sets, that had no permanent use and were not going to be inhabited; and Society (2007), a project involving a book of the same name with photos with no human presence taken inside different lesser-known clubs, associations and centres in London where cultural activities are run. Among her exterior projects, mention should be made of Mirage (1999), a series that shows the entertainment architecture and seductive spaces of Las Vegas; and Cosmos (2005), in which the starry skies and huge deserts hint at unfathomable places where we can lose ourselves.
Smith won the Rose Award for Photography of the Royal Academy of Arts (London) in 2009. During her extensive career, she has staged numerous solo shows at galleries in London, Auckland (New Zealand), Berlin, Tokyo, Prague, Oslo and Budapest.