Biography:

Laetitia Heisler (born in 1991 in Southern France) is a French-German visual artist currently based in the very north of Germany, near the Danish border. Her work explores concepts like impermanence, dissociated identities, and menstruation through experimental analog photography.

Drawing inspiration from Pictorialism and Surrealism, Heisler seeks to transcend and transform tangible reality to convey a message of profound consideration for the living world. Using a visual language of forms, movement, and bold colors that she developed through multiple exposures and darkroom experimentations, she challenges our conditioning and societal discomforts. Her self-portraits are performative and serve primarily as a way to externalize her subconscious and move beyond the psychological dissociation she has experienced.

Living in a small town, she divides her time between her studio and various darkrooms, especially in Flensburg (Germany) and Edinburgh (UK), balancing creative solitude with artistic encounters through her travels.

  • 28.11.24 - 08.12.24: Projection of one photograph “BBA One Shot Award” at Kühlhaus - Berlin (DE)

    16.11.24: "Absalon” at Copenhagen Photo Festival - Copenhagen (DK)

    25.10 – 30.11.24: Group exhibition "Salon” at Stills Center for Photography - Edinburgh (UK)

    19.10 – 02.02.25: Solo exhibition "Humanoid Vegetalis Stories” at Haus der Fotografie - Husum (DE)

    13.09 – 22.09.24: Group exhibition "Nature exposed” curated by Loosenart at Millepiani - Rome (IT)

    03.08 – 14.09.24: Group exhibition "Nature" at Glasgow Gallery of Photography (UK)

    04.07 -31.07.24: Group exhibition "Yellow" at Glasgow Gallery of Photography (UK)

    02.07.24: Projection of one photograph “Gladiatrices” Off Les Rencontres d’Arles (FR)

    14.06 - 31.07.24: Solo exhibition at Kulturstation - Rodenaes (DE)

    01.03 - 25.03.24: Group exhibition at Analog Art Photography - Leipzig (DE)

    07.04 - 30.04.23: Digital exhibition at Akron Gallery - Trondheim (NOR)

    10.03.23: Duo exhibition “Art Night” at Pack & Schnack - Niebüll (DE)

    04.01.23: Online exhibition : ‘Art of Illusion - Analog Forever Magazine currated bi L.Toboz’

  • “Through the interplay of opposites highlighted in her work, Laetitia Heisler takes a critical look at the way our societies sometimes push us to construct a binary and clear way of thinking. As she writes:

    « I try to evoke a range of emotions, highlighting the duality between insecurity and power, inviting people to appropriate the images.10 »

    The artist presents an iconographic discourse that invites us to observe the world with nuance. She encourages us to see and reflect on reality by presenting a dichotomous vision, exploring the very essence of dichotomy.

    Originally, this word refers to the construction of contrasting thought based on radical oppositions, but it also describes a mode of plant branching that supports development and growth—similar to the way Heisler’s work unfolds.

    In the case of Angry About My Womb Condition, dichotomy, or opposition, is central to the genesis of this piece. The composition is split, reflecting two different truths coexisting in the same space. The image forces us to choose between observing one scene or the other. Yet, when we step back, a third interpretation emerges, instead of focusing on the superimposition of the images, we see their fusion, revealing a new reality.”

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    Lorry Besana, October 2024 - Art curator & agent

    • 11.24: “MBP AWARD” Nominee

    • 11.24: BBA “ONE SHOT AWARD” Nominee - Longlisted 12/50 (DE)

    • 07.24: Lomography x Copenhagen Photo Festival "ENTANGLEMENT" Grand Prize Worldwide (DK)

    • 05.24: "GLADIATRICES" award Wipplay x On Stage Festival (FR)

    • 10.23: Lomography Awards "TEN AND ONE" (AT)

    • 12.22: Instant Photography “NOW OR NEVER” award (AT)

    • 12.22: Award « BFI X Lomography : IN DREAMS ARE MONSTERS » Second Price (AT)

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