L'ESPAGNE

A few years ago I decided to go live in Spain for a while. My grandmother and my mother were born there, and I felt like something would be missing if I did not experience the country on my own at some point. It was also (mainly?) a question of language; I needed to become that other person who could speak spanish, love in spanish and dream in spanish. It was good to be back there after 2 years away.

7EME CIEL

A few more images I took at the concert here (thank you so much for the music Francois). Paris from the highs always makes me want to jump from roof to roof like an adventurous cat. How lucky am I to live here? My very good friends Céline, Toulouse-Lautrec, Artaud, Van Gogh, Mallarmé, Modigliani, were adventurous cats and have been inspired by these streets and rooftops. It's hard no to see why.

MUSIQUE

I just found a couple of films that I shot more than 2 years ago...maybe 3. I went alone to a concert at the Tryptique, just to take pictures. I can tell I was about to leave the city for a while, because I photographed the tower too. The last image is recent; it was taken on a 7th floor terrace where I was invited for a private, secret concert. Look closely -we could see the Sacré Coeur from there.

LOUISE

Louise is now working at night in a place where she's been given quite a lot of power, considering her young age. When I met her to take a few pictures we had a walk in St Germain, then sat and drank milk while talking. I never ask her to pose (even if sometimes it would maybe make it easier for her). I feel like she might already have enough people in her life wanting her to be this or that character, so I try to let things flow. The last image was taken by both of us.

LA VILLE

Paris is cinema, because I see delicate intersections, special guests, unexpected characters, flash-backs everywhere; I imagine untold secrets behind the windows and adventures to come when the water gets darker in the evening. Now I know why I left the city when I was unsure about what I wanted; living here and feeling misplaced at the same time was unbearable.

L'EAU