Laia Abril
Working on Trauma
Workshop
Working on Trauma
A workshop by Laia Abril
3-day intensive workshop led by artist Laia Abril. She will share the key concepts of her work through an examination of her most important projects. Abril will reflect upon her methodology, based on thorough research, which aims to explore the dark, hidden realities around grief, biopolitics and women’s rights.
Participants will be part of a think tank dealing with trauma. The workshop unites psychology and art to reflect on the notion of trauma as a personal experience, a political weapon, and a form of expression. They will discuss topics such as the ethics of representation, emotional editing, the politics of the archive, and the conceptualisation of artistic research and space as a narrative language.
The aim of this think tank is to examine in depth the idea and use of multidisciplinary methodologies. Participants will widen their vision both in form(s) and format(s), while they explore themes such as vulnerability, aftercare, and violence. In addition, they will have the opportunity to share their own experiences, ideas, and doubts for group discussion.
This workshop is especially intended for a heterogeneity of profiles and fields of knowledge: art and photography, literature and creative writing, philosophy, gender studies, cinema, anthropology and sociology, medical, psychological and psychiatric disciplines, social work. From artists working on issues related to trauma, to healthcare professionals interested in exploring artistic narratives.
Thus, we aim to create a plural space where exchange becomes the basis of reflection and creation.
Dates 29, 30 apr. & 1st may 2022
Participants 12
Language English
Submission Deadline 15 apr. 2022
Price 350,00 € (–10% for students)
Payment Bank Transfer
Timetable
29 Apr 2022
AFTERNOON
Registrations
Welcome by the Scuola della Luce team
Introductory session followed by a Catalan/Italian apperitif and dinner
30 Apr 2022
Intensive sessions all day
1 may 2022
MORNING
Intensive session
Closing lunch
Laia Abril
Laia Abril (1986) is a research-based artist working with photography, text, video and sound. After graduating in Journalism in Barcelona and studying photography in New York, she joined FABRICA in 2009 - Benetton's creative residency in Italy, where she worked for 5 years as an editor and staff photographer at COLORS Magazine. Her work has been exhibited in more than 15 countries and is part of private and public collections such as the Centre Pompidou and FRAC in France, the Musée de l'Elysée and Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland or Foto colectania and MNAC in Barcelona. Her projects have been supported by the Magnum Foundation (New York, 2019), the Visionary Award (London, 2018), or FotoPres (Barcelona, 2016) and her career has been recognized with the Prix de la Photo Madame Figaro (Arles 2016), The Hood Medal (London, 2019) and the FOAM Paul Huf Award (Amsterdam, 2020), among others. Author of several books like The Epilogue (2014, Dewi Lewis) or Lobismuller (2016, RM); in 2018 she published A History of Misogyny, chapter one: On Abortion - which was nominated for the prestigious Deutsche Börse Prize and winner of the Aperture-Paris Photo Best Book Award. Abril is represented by the Parisian gallery Les Filles du Calvaire, and is currently developing her next book, On Rape (Dewi Lewis, 2021) and her next installation, On Mass Hysteria (Le Bal, Paris & Musée de l'Elysée 2023).
Key information
The workshop will take place in Barcelona, Spain.
Information for accomodation and restaurants will be given as well as information about transportation from and to airport or inside the city. Don’t hesitate to contact us for further requests.
Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance to the workshop.
COVID-19: All measures and recommendations made by the public health system will be followed and applied.
Terms & Conditions
We reserve the right to cancel this event when we do not reach the minimum number of participants. In the unlikely event of cancellation, participants will be given at least 1-week advance notice and a full refund.
If you decide to cancel for any reason, and notify us at least 20 days before the starting day of the workshop, we will reimburse all fees. After that time frame, you will lose 50% of your payment as a handling fee.
The workshop fee does not include transport, accommodation or ground expenses other than those organised by the Scuola della Luce team.
Electrik Space – Estudi Jordi Bernadó
C/Domènech, 4B. Local 2.
08012, Barcelona, Spain.
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