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Lisa-Marie Harris
Artist & Founder

Instead of sketching or making models, I write. That's how work is resolved in my art practice: I write prose and literary fiction, theorise through essays or research articles, and keep lengthy lists on everything and anything. In fact, most of my exhibitions are first realised in a piece of text before a single artwork sees the light of day.

Making books was the next obvious step. In many ways it was inevitable, given that I grew up at the foot of my mother's bookbinding table and spent most days after school playing with my father's linotype machine at the old Government Printery on Tragarete Road, back home in Trinidad.

Emerging from these beginnings, and based in London with a Caribbean soul, Au Courant Studio is a publishing / practice for articulating personal histories and documenting the cultural nuances of existing between city and island.

In addition to collaborating with other artists and producing commissioned work, Au Courant Studio produces original artist books, zines, periodicals, and print publications alongside the occasional release of limited-edition goods, all of which are made-to-order.

The work is intentionally slow, the outcomes carefully considered.

Please enjoy.

Studio Focus

Alongside independent comissions and collaborations, Au Courant Studio makes original artist books, zines, and collectible editions.

How the Studio Works

"In short, I make books and produce creative projects for myself, for brands & institutions, and for other artists." 

Studio Services
01
Editorial Production
You have some or all of the content and imagery for your print project but you don't quite know how to actually put it all together.
02
Print Design
There's an unorthodox, yet refined take you want to achieve with the look and feel of your printed materia, but you already have all the other bits sorted.
03
Publishing
You need the above two, and for everything else to be done as well.
04
Photography
You like the way I take images of my work, you've seen an editorial I've designed using my images, or you've seen my still life photos and want something with a similar vibe.
05
Art Commissions
There's an artwork, performance or installation you'd like to create, and it has something to do with the themes and aesthetic approach of my practice.
01

Editorial Production

You have some or all of the content and imagery for your print project but you don't quite know how to actually put it all together.

02

Print Design

There's an unorthodox, yet refined take you want to achieve with the look and feel of your printed materia, but you already have all the other bits sorted.

03

Publishing

You need the above two, and for everything else to be done as well.

04

Photography

You like the way I take images of my work, you've seen an editorial I've designed using my images, or you've seen my still life photos and want something with a similar vibe.

05

Art Commissions

There's an artwork, performance or installation you'd like to create, and it has something to do with the themes and aesthetic approach of my practice.

LON - POS

City-led.
Island-shaped.
  • Email
    info[at]aucourantstudio.com
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