Biography

For nearly two decades, Leshem Loft, and specifically the eponymous artist behind the camera, Yaron Leshem, have been pushing the boundaries between dreams and reality.

Founded in 2007, the studio made the move from New York City to Aspen, Colorado in January of 2020. Leshem Loft inhabits a riverside enclave and has been a longtime home for a number of artists over decades, pulsating with creative energy.

Self-described as a photographer, Yaron is more layered; a mad scientist of sorts, working in the studio building models, assembling lenticular prints, and other feats of engineering which can be unique from most artists. His work is informed by his environments, whether it be in a studio portrait session or in his more exploratory photographic works such as “The Village,” which is on permanent collection at The Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. He has also exhibited internationally, in Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, London, Istanbul, NYC and more.

Photography and dreams have a lot in common. Both are borrowing from reality, which we perceive as the truth. Photography also creates meaning and depth, which happens in dreams as well. These dreamlike qualities can be found in the Leshem Loft body of work. The team books considerable commissions both in Aspen and around the world, as well as maintains a gallery of Yaron’s work in the Aspen studio, featuring works which are available for purchase.