Laura Hospes - Antidote
Laura Hospes - Antidote
| Author | Laura Hospes |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Studio Laura Hospes |
| ISBN | 9789082343823 |
| Idea Code | 24549 |
‘Antidote’ is a profound exploration of the body and psyche by Laura Hospes, in which her performative self-portraits challenge conventional representations of nudity and vulnerability. Hospes engages in various physical experiments, such as binding her skin with wire or wrapping it in plastic to accentuate its soft parts, or even augmenting her flesh with silicone to distort her physical image. The unconventional poses shift the viewer’s focus from the erotic to the existential, confronting destruction by means of healing. Due to the highly personal nature of her work, Hospes manually added silicone to each cover, wrinkles and drips that evoke the texture of skin, making each book unique.
| 144 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 32 cm, hb, English |
Studio Laura Hospes