Welcome to Laia Abril's ARTIST TALK!
Laia Abril (b. 1986, Barcelona) is a multidisciplinary artist whose works center on themes of women’s rights, grief, and bio-politics. Abril talks about her artistic practice and research on societal tendencies to dismiss women’s suffering and undermine their narratives. The talk will concentrate on her work On Mass Hysteria that is the latest chapter in her long-term research project A History of Misogyny.
On Mass Hysteria is part of the Festival of Political Photography 2024 exhibition Diagnosis at the Finnish Museum of Photography 31.1.–5.5.2024. You can visit the other works of the exhibition before the talk or after, until 8pm. The talk is held at Abril’s work On Mass Hysteria.
- When: 31.1. 2024 at 17.30–19
- Where: The Finnish Museum of Photography, The Cable Factory, Kaapeliaukio 3, staircase G, Helsinki
- Entry with admission ticket / Museum Card (See reduced price and free admission details on the website of the The Finnish Museum of Photography)
The exhibition On Mass Hysteria is a co-production between Photo Elysée (Lausanne), LE BAL (Paris), The Finnish Museum of Photography and Les Filles du Calvaire gallery (Paris).
