Art Gallery Pontresina

For Laura Bott, art is inextricably linked to nature. Plants, natural materials, light, gardens, and landscapes—along with detailed observations of growth and change—are the sources of her work and form a living whole. Her gardens are at the heart of her creative practice. For Laura Bott, they are far more than just places for growing plants. She sees them as living spaces full of colors, scents, shapes, and stories. Working with soil, water, and seeds directly influences her artistic approach. The growth and decay of plants in tune with the rhythm of the seasons become, for her, a quiet form of art. Fascinated by wood—its structures, grains, and stories—she creates prints using woodcuts and woodblocks. Natural materials play a central role in Laura Bott’s work. The raw, unadulterated nature of the material remains visible and is deliberately incorporated into the artwork. In her perception, they all carry their own language and memories within them. The distinctive light of the Engadin has always held an unbroken fascination for her and is equally an integral part of Laura Bott’s creative work. In her art, she seeks to capture the ever-changing appearance of mountains, forests, and plants as they shift with the sun, shadows, weather, and seasons. She is not interested in perfect representation; rather, she seeks to capture the mood, tranquility, and essence of nature through simplicity. Laura Bott can be understood as a total artist. For her, observing nature, collecting, plants, gardening, printmaking, painting, and craftsmanship are inseparable. Her art is created not only in the studio, but also outdoors in the garden, in the forest, and in the open air. She reveals the close connection between people, nature, and creative expression—where nature itself becomes art. Born and raised in the Münstertal, Laura Bott (1979) studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In 2010, she returned to the Lower Engadine and began transforming fallow land into garden paradises. She is an artist, a florist, and a farmer without a farm, as she is also known. Laura Bott has presented her work in numerous exhibitions both in Switzerland and abroad—including at Stalla Madulain, Chasa Jaura Valchava, the Opel Gallery in St. Moritz, and Mater Barcelona. Please note: This text has been translated automatically.