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Laxtic Acid

Jessica Lax

I'm a photographer drawn to the energy of collaboration and the power of visual story telling. I strive to bring people together to foster an environment of shared creativity.

I'm a photographer drawn to the energy of collaboration and the power of visual story telling. I ...

Laxtic Acid, a play on Lactic Acid and my surname, is a project that explores the duality between performance and discomfort within sports and fashion.

Final work

a man wearing reflective sunglasses with sweat

Reflection

The pressure and discomfort of having to perform.

Two models are stood on a velodrome track. they are both leaning over their left legs with the model at the back leaning on to the hip of the other.

Opposing Pursuit

The models lean in a way that resembles a team pursuit within cycling, though they face the wrong direction, showing discomfort within a sporting performance. 

one model is at the back looking plain faced and into the camera. A second model, closer to the viewer screams

Tortured Rationalisation

The mask we put up to hide our discomforts.

Two models readjusting clothing in the sports seats at a velodrome

The beauty that can be found through the act of discomfort.

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Laxtic Acid

Laxtic Acid, a play on Lactic Acid and my surname, is a project that explores the duality between performance and discomfort within sports and fashion.

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