LAURA BARAN

Karaoke Therapy
by Laura Baran
2026-2023

Similarly to playing musical instruments, when I get to sing and dance through my emotions, there are therapeutic messages in the sounds of release. Each drawing serves as a snapshot of expressive comfort.

The simplicity of the words on the screens are nostalgic for a pre-internet existence. Lines of text in analog, simple glowing light, represent cathartic breakthroughs. In the private space of a rented karaoke room, I connect with inspiration to rage, cry, and emote.

I get to experience a union of other artist’s art with my own inner world.
Some lyrics are prayers, some are statements, and all of it is political and spiritual.