Lorane Hochstätter

*2001 CH, based in London (United Kingdom)

Exhibited works:

2 untitled works, 2024 from the series “24”

“My work examines ideas of identity and femininity. It’s an exploration of my experience being socialized as a woman and being subjected to the expectation to perform the male defined ideas of what makes a woman. Growing up, this idea was represented by my mother, who was a beautiful model when she was young. My images navigate the complicated nature of my relationship with her, which is warm and full of love, but also defined by my own desire to reject traditional feminine norms and construct my own identity separately from her.

Every day, I question where I belong, what truly comes from me, and what has been shaped by others. I reflect on what I have consciously created for myself versus what has been imposed upon me. To me, belonging is at the heart of identity, and identity itself is an endless quest – an evolving, ever present question that continues to challenge and shape me.”

Exhibition

GEN Z: SHAPING A NEW GAZE

Duration: May 9–August 30, 2026

Gen Z, one generation, countless perspectives: the exhibition presents works by over 40 photographers from 25 countries born between the 1990s and 2010. Their works reflect experiences shaped by digital worlds, social change and global crises. Across four thematic sections, the exhibition offers insights into the realities, concerns and aspirations of young people. Themes such as identity, belonging, the body and gender are explored creatively, questioned and reimagined through new forms of self-understanding.