TOUSSAINT, Ariane - Capitre 2. Claudine. A story about family, hoarding, love and loneliness

Background information, personal statement of the photographer Ariane TOUSSAINT.

"My great aunt Claudine is a hoarder. She is old, fragile and isolated in a house that becomes a danger for her. Her life and her house depend on a delicate balance between love and solitude. Looking at her intimacy allowed me to make a double portrait of her and me. Photographing her house was a bonding motif, as we share the same obsession with collecting. I was looking for the tip of the strand, the endless tapestry from whence I came. Its interior seemed chaotic to the stranger I was; Upon examination, it revealed its own logic." (freely translated text, © Ariane TOUSSAINT)

Additional information

"The out-of-print, self-published photo book 'Chapitre 2 - Claudine. A story about family, hoarding, love and loneliness' by Ariane TOUSSAINT was published as part of the exhibition 'Forgetful number: A Series of Contradictions' presented by the third-year photography students of the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague. The exhibition took place at Helena van Doeverenplansoen 3, The Hague, The Netherlands.
The now out-of-print and highly sought-after volume - published in a first, limited edition of 50 copies and followed by a second edition consisting of a total of 75 copies - has been shortlisted for the Kassel Dummy Award 2019.

About the French-Dutch photographer Ariane TOIUSSAINT (b. 1996)

Photo books by Ariane TOUSSAINT