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Laia Abril is a Catalan visual artist and photographer known for research-based projects examining women's rights, reproduction, and sexuality. Her multi-disciplinary approach combines photography with archival documents and text. Her major works include "On Abortion" and "The Pill," which trace the history and social impact of reproductive control.
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What is Laia Abril's On Abortion project about?
On Abortion documents the consequences of unsafe and legally restricted abortion through photographs, objects, testimony, and historical evidence. It was presented at Les Rencontres d'Arles in 2016 as part of Abril's wider project A History of Misogyny.
Why does Laia Abril combine photographs with documents and testimony?
Her subjects involve systems that a single documentary image cannot fully explain. Text, archival material, sound, and objects allow her to connect personal experiences with medicine, law, religion, and state policy.
What is A History of Misogyny?
It is Abril's long-term research project about institutional forms of violence against women. On Abortion is its first chapter, while later work has addressed rape and other mechanisms of control.
What does Laia Abril examine in The Epilogue?
The Epilogue reconstructs the life and death of Cammy Robinson through her family's memories and archival material. Robinson died after struggling with bulimia, making the project an investigation of eating disorders, grief, and absence.
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