Laia Abril

Laia Abril (born 1986) is a photographer and multiplatform storyteller whose work relates to femininity.

Abril's books include The Epilogue (2014), which documents the indirect victims of eating disorders,[1][2][3][4] and A History of Misogyny: Chapter One: On Abortion (2018), about the repercussions of abortion controls in many different cultures.[5] In 2018 she was awarded the Tim Hetherington Trust's Visionary Award to work on the second part of her extended study of misogyny, A History Of Misogyny, Chapter 2: On Rape Culture.[5]

Life and work

Abril was born in 1986 in Barcelona, Spain. She gained a degree in journalism in Barcelona. She moved to New York to study photography at the International Center of Photography. In 2009 she enrolled at Fabrica research centre, the artist residency of Benetton in Italy, where she worked as a staff photographer and consultant photo editor at Colors magazine for a number of years.

Since 2010, Abril has been working on various projects exploring the subject of eating disorders,[6] resulting A Bad Day, a short film about a young girl struggling with bulimia; Thinspiration (2012), which explores the use of photography in pro-ana websites; and The Epilogue (2014), documenting the indirect victims of eating disorders, through the story of the Robinson family and the aftermath of the death of Cammy Robinson to bulimia. Critic Sean O'Hagan, wrote in The Guardian, that The Epilogue "... is a sombre and affecting photobook ... dense and rewarding ... At times, it makes for a painful read. From time to time, I had to put it down, take a breather. But I kept going back."[2] The Epilogue was shortlisted for the First PhotoBook category of the Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards in 2014.[7]

Her other projects include Femme Love, on a young lesbian community in Brooklyn; Last Cabaret on a sex club in Barcelona; and the Asexuals Project, a documentary film about asexuality.

Publications

Publications by Abril

  • Laia Abril. PHotoBolsillo. Madrid: La Fabrica,[n 1] 2016. ISBN 978-8416248605. Spanish.
  • Thinspiration. Self-published zine, 2012. Designed in collaboration with art director Ramon Pez and Guillermo Brotons.
  • Tediousphilia. Lausanne: Musée de l'Élysée, 2014. ISBN 978-2883501058. Designed in collaboration with art director Pez.
  • The Epilogue. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2014. ISBN 978-1907893544. Designed in collaboration with art director Pez.
  • Lobismuller. Mexico City; Barcelona: Editorial RM, 2016. ISBN 978-8416282647. With a text by Abril and designed in collaboration with art director Pez.
  • A History of Misogyny: Chapter One: On Abortion. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2018. ISBN 978-1-911306-24-5.

Publications with others

  • The Afronauts by Cristina de Middel. Self-published 2012. Creative Direction and editing in collaboration with Pez.
  • From Here On. Madrid: RM, 2013. Exhibition catalogue for From Here On, Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona, curated by Joan Fontcuberta, Erik Kessels, Martin Parr, Joachim Schmid and Clément Chéroux.[n 2]
  • Diccionario de Fotógrafos Españoles. Madrid: La Fabrica, 2014.
  • Under 35 Madrid: Ivorypress, 2015.
  • The Post-photographic condition by Joan Fontcuberta. Montreal: Mois de la Photo, 2015.
  • Fenómeno Fotolibro Mexico City; Barcelona: Editorial RM, 2017.

Group exhibitions or exhibitions during festivals

  • From Here On, Centre d'Art Santa Mónica, February 2013. Curated by Joan Fontcuberta, Erik Kessels, Joachim Schmid and Martin Parr.
  • Fotografia 2.0, PHotoEspaña, Madrid, June 2014. Curated by Joan Fontcuberta. With Diego Collado, Pablo Chacón, Manuel Fernández, Miguel Ángel García, Alejandro Guijarro, Albert Gusi, Juana Ghost, Roc Herms, Darius Koehli, Reinaldo Loureiro, Daniel Mayrit, Oscar Monzón, Noelia Pérez, Jordi Pou, Arturo Rodríguez, Txema Salvans, Miguel Ángel Tornero, Jon Uriarte and Fosi Vegue.[8]
  • On Identity, Gallery Sous Les Etoiles, New York, 10 September 2014 – 25 October 2014. With Jen Davis, Olya Ivanova, Lindsay Morris and Chris Rijksen.[9]
  • A History of Misogyny, Chapter One: On Abortion, Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France, 2016.[10]
  • Situations, Fotomuseum Winterthur, 2016 [11]
  • Las 17, CaixaForum Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.[12]

Awards

Collections

Abril's work is held in the following public collection:

Notes

  1. ↑ Not to be confused with Fabrica research centre in Italy, where Abril was enrolled.
  2. ↑ The catalogue for From Here On is reproduced here (Issuu).

References

  1. ↑ Holland, Claire (13 October 2014). "The best photography books out now". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 O'Hagan, Sean (26 August 2014). "'I don't know how to get better': Laia Abril shows the hell of eating disorders". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Cresswell, Joanna (1 October 2014). "The Epilogue: Laia Abril". The Photographers' Gallery. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Colberg, Jörg (8 September 2014). "Laia Abril – The Epilogue". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Visionary Award 2018: Laia Abril 17th May 2018, London". Tim Hetherington Trust. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  6. ↑ Segal Hamilton, Rachel (13 September 2014). "Laia Abril's Thinspiration Photos Are Unbearable". Vice. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  7. 1 2 "First Photobook Shortlist: The Epilogue". Paris Photo. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Clase Magistral con Joan Fontcuberta". Gallery Sous Les Etoiles. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "On Identity". Gallery Sous Les Etoiles. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  10. ↑ O'Hagan, Sean (12 July 2016). "Les Rencontres d'Arles 2016 review – twin towers and sub-Saharan slums". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Situations". fotomuseum.ch. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  12. ↑ "Las 17, CaixaForum". caixaforum.es. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  13. ↑ "LAIA ABRIL, PREMIO REVELACIÓN PHOTOESPAÑA 2016". lafabrica.com.
  14. ↑ "Collection". Fotomuseum Winterthur. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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