Antidote by Laura Hospes

SIGNED COPIES

Laura Hospes’s photography, with its profound exploration of self-portraiture, echoes the conceptual themes explored by John Coplans. Both artists use their own bodies as both the subject and medium of their work, challenging conventional representations of nudity and vulnerability. Coplans, known for his stark, fragmented depictions of his aging body, laid a foundation that Hospes builds upon by presenting her body in unconventional poses that shift the viewer's focus from the erotic to the existential.

Hospes's work, like Coplans's, transcends traditional aesthetic boundaries, employing unusual angles and compositions that abstract the human form to emphasize its inherent resilience and fragility. Her 2020 piece, "Perspective," exemplifies this approach by presenting the body from a novel angle that invites viewers to engage with the image on a deeper, more conceptual level.

Moreover, each piece by Hospes is imbued with a distinctiveness that extends to the presentation of her work. The covers of her photobooks are adorned with silicone applied by hand, ensuring that each book is a unique artifact. As a result, the cover of the book you receive may vary slightly from the images shown online, highlighting the personalized and tactile nature of her artistic output. Through her innovative techniques and unique presentations, Hospes continues to invite viewers to explore the deeper implications of how we view and interpret the human form, adding a significant voice to the dialogue within contemporary photography.