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DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, October 10th\, 1-3 PM\n	Where: Paterson Hall 1
 16\, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University\n	\n	Spaces limited\, registration required: info.igs
 f [at] mcgill.ca\n	For more information\, contact Alanna Thain (alanna.thai
 n [at] mcgill.ca)\n	http://www.laiaabril.com\n\nThe workshop led by Laia Ab
 ril aims to show participants a series of tools and strategies to enhance 
 the investigation and construction of narratives within their own projects
  using her latest project On Abortion as an example if her practise. Abril
 ’s work research-based revolves around conceptualization and interpretatio
 n of facts\, working with photography\, video and mixed media installation
 s.\n	\n	Laia Abril is a multidisciplinary artist working with photography\, 
 text\, video and sound. She focuses on telling intimate stories to raise u
 neasy and hidden realities related to sexuality\, eating disorders and gen
 der equality. Her work has been shown in the US\, Canada\, the UK\, China\
 , and across Europe. Her works are held in private collections and museums
 \, such as Musée de l’Elysée and Fotomuseum Winterthur (Switzerland) and M
 NAC (Spain). Her work is acknowledged by grants and nominations at Magnum 
 Foundation\, ICP-Infinity awards Foam Paul Huf\, CatchLight and selected a
 s a jury choice at Santa Fe Center and Plat(f)orm Fotomuseum Winterthur. M
 ore recently she has been awarded the Revelación Photo España Award\, Foto
 press Grant and Prix de la Photo Madame Figaro for her exhibition at Les R
 encontres d’Arles (2016). Abril has embarked on the new long-term project\
 , A History of Misogyny. Its first chapter On Abortion was published by De
 wi Lewis on 2017\; she is currently developing a second chapter\, On Mass 
 Hysteria.\n	\n	Laia Abril's project 'On abortion' documents and conceptualiz
 es these dangers and damages caused by women's lack of legal\, safe and fr
 ee access to abortion through intimate story-telling. As she weaves her ne
 t of questions around ethics and morality\, Abril also creates a series of
  meditative visual and textual manifestations of the social triggers\, sti
 gmas\, and taboos around abortion that have remained invisible until now. 
 Laia Abril’s new long-term project A History of Misogyny is a visual resea
 rch undertaken through historical and contemporary comparisons. The on-goi
 ng first chapter: On Abortion\; was first presented at Les Rencontres d'Ar
 les (2016).\n
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SUMMARY:On Abortion: 'Research + Narratives & Platforms\,' A workshop with 
 artist Laia Abril\, presented by Abortion Beyond Bounds (www.abortionbeyon
 dbounds.com)
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