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How and why started you creating? changed a lot. Not knowing anyone there, I natural-
ly turned to the inanimate: still lifes, interiors and
After studying sciences in college and no particular landscapes, and a few portraits here and there. Liv-
interest in pursuing it, so I took a year of random ing abroad brought up identity questions; the notion
classes at the university of my hometown (Sherbrooke, of home and intimacy became central themes in my
Canada). One of the classes was photography, which work.
actually holds a good deal of chemistry and optical
physics. I bought a 35mm Ricoh camera and I im-
mediately fell in love with the medium. My teacher What is the most challenging part about working
was a Concordia (Montreal, Canada) graduate and with photography?
she helped me build a portfolio during her class so I
could apply. I never thought I would get it, but I did. For me, it is the editing of a series: making choices,
And that’s how it all started. selecting which images work best together and make
more sense. It’s the part where I am constantly in my
head and I second-guess every decision. It takes me
How has your work changed in the past years? ages to come up with the final series and I find myself
making slight changes even when I’m supposedly fin-
I did a lot of portraiture in school. After graduating, I ished…
moved to Berlin (Germany) and that’s when my work