Jacob Love

Jacob Love is a Lecturer in the Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he teaches photography to BA and Integrated BA students. His artistic practice spans photography, film, installation, and dance, with a focus on how photographic images transcend representation through bodily engagement.

Love's research examines the virtual/actual dichotomy and the entanglement of human bodies in digital communication. Key themes include embodiment in digital spaces, social justice through accessible art, and the utopian potential of reflections. His work critically engages with Foucault's theories of space and utopia, particularly in photographic contexts where reality and reflection create dual worlds.

Analysis of his publications reveals a trajectory from early photographic typologies (2009) exploring swimming pool reflections to recent socially engaged projects like POSTLOVE (2021). His work consistently bridges material processes (hand-processed film with recreational drugs) and conceptual frameworks (virtual/actual dichotomy), with increasing emphasis on social impact through affordable art distribution.

Scientific awards:

• Concord Prize (2021) for inaugural contribution to social justice art

Love advises undergraduate photography students at Goldsmiths, with notable student work featured in Goldsmith Photoworks. His projects demonstrate significant external collaboration, including partnerships with Kings College London, the British Film Institute, the Wellcome Trust, and no.w.here lab for Action Potential (2016), indicating successful grant acquisition for interdisciplinary artistic research.