Photographic Exhibition:

Homme/Femme portraits croises

Alliance Francaise Auditorium July 25-31

Men-women, women-men, we all have different features, including traits of feminity and masculinity. The portraits in this exhibition result from a combination of factors, an interaction between two persons and the way they look at each other.

When I started making portraits, the way I looked at people around me: in the streets or among my friends, was already influenced by photography and the particular moment or emotion I wanted to capture.

However this is not only about me looking at somebody and being charmed by his or her beauty, but the question I ask myself: do I look the same way at men and women? The answer is “No.”

Being a female photographer and having my own personal traits and history, I created my own way of looking at people around me. Isn’t it the same for you? If you were being photographed, would you present yourself exactly the same way to a male photographer as to a female photographer, to a friend or a passer-by photographer?

I thought that the best way to show these multiple factors and interactions occurring during the moment of capture would be to combine a series of portraits of persons with whom I interacted with in different ways.

Capturing photographs of unknown people in the streets: “Would you mind if I take a picture of you?”, “Do you like the picture I have just taken of You?” while displaying the photo on the camera screen. Capturing photos of female friends, male friends, acquaintances and men I was attracted to.

And my camera became my constant companion.