LAS Contemporary is pleased to announce a solo presentation of photographic works by Chrissy Lush at The Photography Show, presented by AIPAD. Lush’s practice examines the quiet tensions embedded in human connection, focusing on moments when intimacy and vulnerability surface in domestic and suburban environments.

Working within carefully constructed scenes, Lush employs staged photography to explore the collision between interior experience and outward performance. Set in bedrooms, kitchens, backyards, driveways, and cemeteries, her images trace the relationship between individuals and the spaces they inhabit. Figures move through environments charged with expectation and restraint, from the charged stillness of a gravesite to the sudden disruption of a suburban driveway.

Lush makes visible the subtle negotiations of control through the “slip” in performance—those private moments when a public persona falters and an unintended honesty emerges. By leaving these gestures ambiguous, she heightens the tension between what is revealed and what remains withheld.

In a cultural moment shaped by the exhaustion of constant self-regulation, her work engages the emotional afterimages that linger beneath controlled appearances. The presentation underscores the continuity of her concerns and situates the work within a broader conversation around staged photography and psychological tension.

About the Artist: Chrissy Lush (MFA, Parsons School of Design) is an American visual artist originally from New York and now based in Nashville. Her work has been recognized by institutions such as the Royal Photographic Society and Aesthetica. Her monograph Hold Me Tight (2022) was described by critic Barry Schwabsky as a poignant exploration of the "factitiousness of recollection," highlighting the nuanced dialogue between her younger and present selves. Lush has been shortlisted for the 2026 Aesthetica Art Prize, is a Critical Mass finalist, and a recipient of the Passepartout Photo Prize Exhibition Award. Her work is held in private collections throughout the United States.