A building with people standing looking at the pool on the right side of the image. Two pieces of artwork installed beside the sliding doors in the background.

Untitled Portals 08 & 10, Connextions 2025

Untitled Portal 08 and Untitled Portal 10,
for Connextions 2025, Town of Oakville 

Trafalgar Park Community Centre
33 Rebecca St, Oakville ON L6K 1J4

A bright collage installed on a window to the left of a sliding door



More details:

Connextions
An annual public art installation featuring artists with strong ties to Oakville.  
Celebrating local pride through art. Reflecting Oakville's vibrant community, the launch of each Connextions exhibition coincides with Culture Days, a national festival of arts and culture.

Following the Public Art Procedure, a public art call is posted annually for new artist applications. Cultural Services leads the selection process with a jury of local artists and arts professionals.

A colourful collage installed on a window to the right of a sliding door


Laura Kay Keeling is a Hamilton-based visual artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans analog photography, video, digital collage, and installation. Entirely self-taught, she has cultivated a process-driven approach that explores the relationship between the natural and human worlds – how they coexist, diverge, and influence one another. Her work often reflects themes of memory, care, and ecological connection, drawing from an evolving personal archive of foraged and cultivated plant materials. Since 2018, Laura has been collecting petals, clippings, and other organic elements, which she scans, photographs, presses, and reuses in her compositions.

In addition to her studio practice, Laura is an active arts administrator. Her work has appeared in feature films, music videos, commercial apparel, and publications such as The Walrus Magazine.

The artist offers this about her practice:

"Untitled Portal 08 and Untitled Portal 10 are part of Untitled Portals, Variations, an ongoing collage series... These works merge analog and digital processes, incorporating natural elements captured on 35mm film and digital photography, scanned with both flatbed and 3D scanners, and digitally manipulated before being reimagined in physical form. Through layered compositions and a hybrid workflow, the series reflects on the reciprocity of care between humans and ecosystems. It invites viewers to consider how we maintain meaningful connections to the natural world in an increasingly digital and isolating society. By creating immersive portals that blend tactile and virtual experiences, the work encourages moments of pause, joy, and reflection – reminding us of the beauty and importance of engaging with our surroundings."



Photo credit: Jenna Centra