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USA, Los Angeles


2004

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USA, Los Angeles
2004

Fireflies

"In Los Angeles, I didn’t meet any of the stars that sparkle in the Hollywood sky, but a few pretty fireflies worthy of attention, the ones that scoffers call the MAW – Models Actresses Whatever..."

Abstracts

"(…) They land in Hollywood, usually by Greyhound or after a three- or four-day drive, from the four corners of this immense country, to conquer the West and… fame. Their vocation isn’t necessarily to become artistes, but to make a name for themselves in this world of appearances… 'I’m pretty, yes, but you haven’t seen my photos!'… I felt great tenderness, often compassion, and sometimes admiration for these plucky girls.

They worked hard, usually carrying trays in restaurants rather than winding through film sets… This is how I met Ariana, who served coffee in my hotel in the mornings. Ariana was nothing like a MAW. Singlehandedly, she was capable of blasting apart this cynical term, not least because she had a genuine vocation, one that was well thought out."

Extract from Zoé Zoé, Femmes du mondes, 2007, Éditions Gallimard

Works

USA, Los Angeles 3485
Renée, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Gouache and pencil on paper
47 x 36 cm

USA, Los Angeles 3448
Renée 2, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
C-Print
10 x 167 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2911
Mia, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Gouache on paper
46 x 37 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2913
Mia 2, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
C-Print
98 x 250 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2915
Jeannie, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Gouache on paper
47 x 36 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2917
Jeannie 2, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Gouache on paper
48 x 60 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2919
Jeannie 3, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Gouache on paper
46 x 37 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2921
Jeannie 4, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Silver print
30 x 40 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2925
Lori, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Gouache enhanced silver print
50 x 64 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2927
Lori 2, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Gouache on paper
66 x 42 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2929
Lori 3, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Silver print
30 x 40 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2931
Lori 4, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Silver print
30 x 40 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2933
Standard Hollywood, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
C-Print
100 x 78 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2935
Mandy, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Gouache on paper
56 x 74 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2937
Mandy 2, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
C-Print
160 x 250 cm

USA, Los Angeles 2939
Jessica, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Gouache on paper
32 x 41 cm

USA, Los Angeles 3418
Jessica 2, 2004

Los Angeles, USA
Silver print
30 x 24 cm

Maps

USA, Los Angeles 2196
Map of the USA, 2004

Gouache on paper
64 x 100 cm

Books

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