Unicorns
While unicorns are often dismissed as kitsch, for Laufer, they become a vessel to explore taboo subjects such as good taste and motherhood. “Unicorns” goes beyond mythical creatures; it embodies a delicate dance between bodies, histories, and the unspoken.
Emerging from her daughter's whimsical sketches, Laufer’s “Unicorns” evoke the aesthetics of cave paintings and transcend into an exploration of transmission. As the unicorns undergo a magical transformation and are depicted in various stages of pregnancy or giving birth, they mirror the intricate exchange in creation and symbolize the unspoken stories shuttled between two bodies.
The drawings serve as a testament to the invisible process of transmission, capturing the essence of a narrative that dissolves with each exchange. The pregnant unicorns carry ancient and present stories, transcending the confines of the tangible.
