for a second I thought your hands were animals
Book Launch with Louisa von Moreau
13.09.2025, 19:00
On 13 September, Rib will host the launch of the publication for a second I thought your hands were animals by Louisa von Moreau with graphic design and curation done by Kinga Barcs and Eva Borro (Studio YesYes) and binding done by Emma Prato. The evening will feature a live performance by the artist (20:00) and a temporary exhibition of works from the book.
The publication features a series of 35mm black-and-white photographs, pencil drawings, and poetry, all concerned with a moment of misrecognition, of mistaking one thing for another. This moment is investigated as holding the potential of prefiguring other ways of making sense and breaking with implicit ways of structuring and perceiving reality. This brief moment of confusion precedes the recognition of the one as only itself, and therefore opens up the possibility of a relational worldview.
Louisa von Moreau (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist who works with photography, video, drawing, and text. Their practice is driven by the relationship between art and politics. Currently, she is focusing on how formal decisions, rather than explicit content, can create politicized meaning. In her artistic research, she explores both language and image as structured systems that can be organized according to their formal qualities. This systematic approach enables the questioning of naturalized assumptions and patterns through which we make sense of the world, aiming to give rise to other ways of perceiving and understanding.
Emma Prato is a print lover and cultural worker whose work alternates between different materials and media. She is looking for a space in this world to explore ways to disrupt common structures and to bring some beauty into this dis-comfortable society.
Studio Yes Yes is a creative direction and photography studio focused on visual silence. The studio’s work strips away the excessive layers of noise to go straight to the core of a concept. Yes Yes creates quiet, atmospheric visuals full of intention, and strong concepts that don’t need to shout.
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