
July 07, 2026, 6–7 pm
Sarah Ancelle Schönfeld presents Labor Lab, her latest publication. Released following the exhibition project of the same name, shown in autumn 2024 at the project space of the Schering Stiftung, the book continues the artistic, scientific, and political questions initiated by the exhibition.
The book explores the human body—from hormonal and photographic perspectives—as both a political instrument and a site of knowledge production. The volume includes four essays by contributors who took part in the interdisciplinary discussions that preceded and accompanied the 2024 exhibition.
Labor Lab is a photo chemical series in which liquid hormonal substances are applied directly to exposed photographic negatives, triggering chemical reactions within the photo emulsion that are later developed into large-format prints in the darkroom. Through this photochemical “hack,” the series produces 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 was published by Spector Books and designed by Pascal Storz.
About the authors of this volume:
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