After a few years of eschewing picture-making, having been overwhelmed by the behemoth that is photography, Laura Letinsky found her way back into making, exploring, and experimenting with the medium. Perhaps paradoxically, she had to close her eyes so as to feel her way back to that which matters (to her). Photographing things she loves involves an odd and incalculable calculation, highly personal, and yet tied, inextricably to the largess that is the world. Instead of the capture, she’s aiming to breathe into the photograph a world that is an indelicate, vulnerable yet sometimes glorious proposition.
Recent exhibitions include Yancey Richardson Gallery, and Document in Portugal. Upcoming exhibitions include UP Gallery in Taipei in 2026, and The Southern Vermont Art Center in 2028.
At MacDowell, Letinsky made use of the calm and supportive atmosphere to work on a series of essays about photography, culture, seeing, and making. This writing project is an extension of her photography and other art work.
