Unicorns
Often dismissed as kitsch, the unicorn becomes, for Laufer, a vessel for exploring taboo subjects such as taste, motherhood, and the transmission of stories across generations. Emerging from her young daughter’s whimsical sketches, these unicorns echo the raw immediacy of cave paintings while transforming into something more layered and symbolic.
Depicted in various stages of pregnancy and birth, they embody the unspoken exchange between two bodies — a quiet dialogue of creation and inheritance. Each unicorn seems to carry stories that shift with every act of transmission: ancient and present, personal and mythical.
The drawings linger on what is passed down but never fully articulated, capturing the fragile, dissolving nature of narratives that travel from one body to another. In this way, Unicorns becomes less about mythical creatures and more about the unseen processes of memory, creation, and becoming.
