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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/dc04b3f8-6d78-4475-956d-f680b7f8bf34/R.A.W.+Lauren+Be+Dear+0069.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1587744933677-THJVRIGD8ZVH75RTEHRB/IMG_9127.JPG https://www.laurenbedear.com/partymonster daily 0.75 2026-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1778766268978-5JJ8TWGAFU3HNP3MVKV0/DSC_0029.png Party/Monster Multimedia installation Party/Monster by Lauren Be Dear featuring layered textiles, projection, and fragmented self-portrait imagery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1778766317785-8T2P5WDC2XZAYOFWK7CL/DSC_0132.png Party/Monster Installation view of Party/Monster featuring immersive projection, quilted materials, and sculptural textile forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1778766346687-17ODTS1VNK81RKQ2QSKY/DSC_0022.png Party/Monster Textile and video installation by Hartford artist Lauren Be Dear examining trauma, memory, and fractured perception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1778766401514-INQC97ESSWCQ48ICX1AR/DSC_0064.png Party/Monster Multimedia installation Party/Monster by Lauren Be Dear featuring layered textiles, projection, and fragmented self-portrait imagery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1778766459604-ECRZAK2DE8BDNF6ZPH31/DSC_0081.png Party/Monster Projection detail from Party/Monster multimedia installation featuring layered imagery and stitched fabric elements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1778766500037-ASRHIKKHHOTOEG7N1HLG/DSC_0096.png Party/Monster Projection detail from Party/Monster multimedia installation featuring layered imagery and stitched fabric elements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1778766533181-KM4F5JUISXTOWCKFR3H0/DSC_0089.png Party/Monster Projection detail from Party/Monster multimedia installation featuring layered imagery and stitched fabric elements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/e2a9f316-b244-490b-95e3-01099e2eaaf4/5.22_4.51pm+copy.jpg https://www.laurenbedear.com/infinitlovalie daily 0.75 2026-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/c881e4f2-1722-4bc2-83da-876ed4fab60b/17-DSC_0112.jpg infinitlovalie Multimedia installation infinitlovalie by Lauren Be Dear featuring altered dollhouse projections and family archive footage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/84200a1e-e216-469d-9fb3-d4d1032061af/4-DSC_0203.jpg infinitlovalie Immersive installation using home movies, poetry, and projection to explore memory, care, and emotional inheritance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/2d9d2fd3-06d6-4cb4-8cb7-b34e312d9cd4/IMG_9075-min.JPG infinitlovalie Multimedia installation infinitlovalie by Lauren Be Dear featuring altered dollhouse projections and family archive footage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/25ce25c7-9784-483c-b947-2fc5ef53c848/18-DSC_0109.jpg infinitlovalie Gallery installation view of infinitlovalie multimedia environment exploring grief, tenderness, and family history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/5ceda61c-25a7-4266-8ee0-be48a55fe17a/7-DSC_0180.jpg infinitlovalie Projected archival family footage inside sculptural dollhouse installation by Hartford artist Lauren Be Dear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/606626e3-f06e-43b4-afb6-c182ccb6165f/IMG_9006-min.JPG infinitlovalie Video installation detail from infinitlovalie featuring layered family imagery and projection mapping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/4a4399c4-9ccb-45d2-ae58-314f075b49f2/CT-Logo-Horiz-RGB.png https://www.laurenbedear.com/prayer-for-the-beehive daily 0.75 2026-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1dd2663d-36ea-4d85-be3b-efff18103ded/IMG_4727%2B2%2Bcopy-min.jpg Prayer for the Beehive Site-specific video installation Prayer for the Beehive by Lauren Be Dear using layered archival projection mapping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/c2cc39d7-db00-4f54-b6e5-2947b718db36/IMG_4723+2+copy.jpg Prayer for the Beehive Multimedia projection installation exploring healing, ritual, and emotional connection through family archive footage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/4c2faa44-ade0-4727-9da4-45cbf26bb1c7/tempImageJBaLDk-min.jpg Prayer for the Beehive Projection mapped video installation detail featuring layered home movie imagery and abstract video textures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1737222048886-7UEPH80MQ8N5EAA9ERJX/tempImageRL3BUe.jpg Prayer for the Beehive Immersive video artwork by Connecticut artist Lauren Be Dear examining memory and emotional inheritance. https://www.laurenbedear.com/the-oldest-daughter daily 0.75 2026-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/10eca93b-a998-4d18-9e51-57dc8fcc9b77/2024-09-22_Dance-Collective_Oldest-Daughter--56_Original.jpg The Oldest Daughter Projection visuals by Lauren Be Dear for collaborative performance work The Oldest Daughter with Hartford Dance Collective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/22923f34-c1a9-44fb-887b-b8168d2561f6/2024-09-22_Dance-Collective_Oldest-Daughter--57_Original.jpg The Oldest Daughter Contemporary dance performance featuring immersive video projection design by Hartford multimedia artist Lauren Be Dear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/e03a096a-a843-4dc9-9df8-0ce7d8692bea/2024-09-22_Dance-Collective_Oldest-Daughter-9467_Original.jpg The Oldest Daughter Performance installation featuring dancers interacting with projected imagery and atmospheric video environments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/9fd7d9c3-7526-470f-8ead-a9cef60ea0a5/2024-09-22_Dance-Collective_Oldest-Daughter-8826_Original.jpg The Oldest Daughter Projection design detail from The Oldest Daughter collaborative dance performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/8e018fe6-f6d0-49f0-ae60-3dec8332a1d0/2024-09-22_Dance-Collective_Oldest-Daughter-8820_Original.jpg The Oldest Daughter Multimedia performance environment combining dance, projection, movement, and immersive visual storytelling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/f08b10ab-c719-4214-8fcd-98c41a3dd935/2024-09-22_Dance-Collective_Oldest-Daughter--120_Original.jpg The Oldest Daughter Projection visuals by Lauren Be Dear for collaborative performance work The Oldest Daughter with Hartford Dance Collective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/8969e33e-bf67-4772-b429-50438b5a62e3/2024-09-22_Dance-Collective_Oldest-Daughter--58_Original.jpg The Oldest Daughter Contemporary dance performance featuring immersive video projection design by Hartford multimedia artist Lauren Be Dear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/77a28ce2-ab90-4e50-a219-f21d233dcc1a/2024-09-22_Dance-Collective_Oldest-Daughter--119_Original.jpg The Oldest Daughter Performance installation featuring dancers interacting with projected imagery and atmospheric video environments. https://www.laurenbedear.com/through-the-veil daily 0.75 2026-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/eac91c98-f996-4a40-93dc-3bae642699c7/R.A.W.+Lauren+Be+Dear+0069.png Through the Veil Interactive textile installation Through the Veil by Lauren Be Dear exploring bipolar disorder and inherited trauma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/44f6f17d-9b02-4694-8e08-6f1247e019f2/RAW-CCH-0211.jpg Through the Veil Textile assemblage installation examining stigma and family history through layered fabrics and viewer participation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/e6212a1d-1eeb-4237-a2a0-a81f88e78183/R.A.W.+Lauren+Be+Dear++Will+0072+smaller+file+size.jpg Through the Veil Audience interacting with layered veil installation concealing fabric collage beneath translucent textile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/4ba080ea-79af-4c84-aded-fd1b7d92e675/RAW-CCH-0213.jpg Through the Veil Interactive fabric installation detail featuring stitched collage materials and translucent veil structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1778765896622-NOWCIWPDLL18QATCLCBM/IMG_0097.png Through the Veil Audience interacting with layered veil installation concealing fabric collage beneath translucent textile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1777740004761-K26QKH8F9ZG4R02TBOLM/RAW-CCH-0539.jpg Through the Veil Audience interacting with layered veil installation concealing fabric collage beneath translucent textile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/b8744a70-c570-4427-80b0-376fdbaa06ae/R.A.W.+Lauren+Be+Dear++Will+%26+David+0074+smaller+file+size.jpg Through the Veil Audience interacting with layered veil installation concealing fabric collage beneath translucent textile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/920bf839-a018-473b-8c2f-f0e3b5fcd67c/tempImageJLrA28.png Through the Veil Immersive textile artwork exploring emotional concealment, mental illness, and intergenerational memory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1636733364390-VHISUENK47LW8WR31BRJ/tempImage5C06Tt.jpg Through the Veil Interactive textile installation Through the Veil by Lauren Be Dear exploring bipolar disorder and inherited trauma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1636733490266-QPMWW1726NMJ15FXT4TJ/tempImagelAhsTv.jpg Through the Veil Textile assemblage installation examining stigma and family history through layered fabrics and viewer participation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e70e3d5d64c5037acbd3fa5/1636733622587-UOQR4MK9M937ZB0TS4E7/tempImageanewze.jpg Through the Veil Interactive fabric installation detail featuring stitched collage materials and translucent veil structure. 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mental illness, grief, and emotional survival.