PHOTO: © Ansicht der Publikation „Labor Lab“, 2026
Buchvorstellung: Sarah Ancelle Schönfeld – Labor Lab
In the organizer's words:
Sarah Ancelle Schönfeld presents Labor Lab, her latest publication. Created as a follow-up to the exhibition project of the same name, which was shown in the Schering Stiftung's project space in fall 2024, the book continues the artistic, scientific and political questions of the exhibition.
The book examines the human body from a hormonal and photographic perspective, both as a political instrument and as a site of knowledge production. The volume brings together four essays by authors who were involved in the interdisciplinary discussions that preceded and accompanied the 2024 exhibition.
Labor Lab is a photochemical series in which liquid hormonal substances are applied directly to exposed photographic negatives, triggering chemical reactions in the photographic emulsion that are later developed into large-format prints in the darkroom. Through this photochemical "hack", the series creates portraits of hormones - the substances that underpin connection, reproduction, sex, gender, sleep, hunger, ageing, growth, contraception and abortion. The photographs transform these intimate bodily experiences into an aesthetically tangible and accessible form, opening them up to interpretation and debate.
The book is published by Spector Books and is designed by Pascal Storz.
Further information can be found on our website.
