How did you become a photographer? Would you define yourself as one?

Childhood, images from the cinema, theatre costumes, ghosts, the magic of light: all this brought me to photography. Yes, I define myself as a photographer.

What drives you as a photographer?

I don’t use digital technology in photography: I work slowly using older techniques. It’s not really a drive but rather what I love doing.

Do you think there is such a thing as a ‘woman’s gaze’ in photography? Is this something you can relate to?

I don’t know whether there is a woman’s perspective in photography, but I certainly wouldn’t feel concerned by a so-called gendered perspective.

Has being a women influenced your work as an artist in any way? 

Certainly, and conversely.

Do you make a living from your art?

With the year we’ve just had, it’s been very difficult.

Which authors have inspired you? Are there any women photographers among them?

I’m inspired by the fashion photographers of the 1920s, the surrealists, Sergei Parajanov, Kertesz, Patti Smith, Frida Kahlo, Sally Mann, Niki de Saint-Phalle, Georgia O’Keeffe, Louise Bourgeois, and so many others.