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A daughter's glimpse into her mother's world.

A 'huis-clos' in the intimacy of my mother's home, getting to know each other again and (re-)discovering our family history.

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This photographic series is part of a long term project exploring my family heritage. It is also  a pretext to strengthen and deepen my relationship with my mother, beyond the march of time, the kilometers between us, mother-daughter expectations, and cultural differences. I am genuinely curious about her journey and the choices she made as a woman, and I am looking for a way to stand up to her as the woman I have become, with my own ideas and aspirations."

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Merci maman, de m’avoir ouvert les portes de ton jardin secret. Je m’y aventurerais avec délicatesse...

(dit l'éléphant dans le cabinet de porcelaine).

 

Installation views at Quartair, the Hague. 2023