Limited-Edition Photograph by Jacinthe Lessard-L.

"Isn't it surprising to find echoes of modernist aesthetics in such trivial things as dishwashing sponges, packages of envelopes, Kleenex or straws boxes? Sure they make use of commercial tactics to sell products; the fabricants are well aware of the visual effects of contrasting colors and repeated motifs. But can there be anything else left in those designs from the dreams they once embodied or from our attraction to them? Maybe it derives from a subtle desire to reconnect with greater ideals—something greater than one individual—in a visual culture that demolished the traditional hierarchy between fashion, publicity, industry, manufactured goods and art."

—Jacinthe Lessard-L.

Aperture is pleased to offer our collecting audience Jacinthe Lessard-L.'s Untitled, as featured in reGeneration 2: Tomorrow's Photographers Today, the second book in the esteemed series shining a spotlight on the next generation’s rising stars.

Inspired by the many artists from the original 2005 reGeneration publication who went on to develop international careers, Aperture has prepared limited editions by several of the 2010 volume's participating artists, some of whose work will be available for purchase for the very first time. The sale of these prints will help support these emerging artists—and give collectors an opportunity to acquire their work early in their careers.

"The work of Jacinthe Lessard-L. explores the aesthetics of everyday life, while playing homage to the abstractions of artists such as Piet Mondrian. Directing her lens on colors, textures, and patterns—which she highlights with her expert knowledge of light—she likes to accentuate the abstract shapes of the objects, however mundane they may be. In this game of abstraction, the photographer pushes the limits of her medium—using it purely as a tool for documentation—though she also calls upon our collective memory with images that show she is not devoid of humor." 

—Nathalie Hershdorfer

Jacinthe Lessard-L. (born in Canada,1978) received her MA in Photography from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. She has had solo and group shows in Canada and France. Her work is held in the collections of the Musée d'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland, and Michaelis School of Fine Arts, Cape Town, South Africa.

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