In between : between two worlds, two cultures, two femininities, two heritages, and
two zones that are themselves undefined.
How does one find a sense of self in the midst of this ambiguity ? In an age when labels seen essential for common understanding, how can I define myself when no single label captures the myriad nuances of my being ?
This question, sadly, came to me late. As someone of mixed race and diverse origins, I’ve often struggled to untangle even the simplest facets of my identity.
Am I white ? Am I Black? Am I French ? Am I African ? Am I an architect ? A photographer ? A woman ? A girl ?
This book of photographs explores the questions raised by the many communities I encountered in my twenties. Through my travels, exchanges, and personal reflections, I offer space to a rarely addressed topic: the solitude and lack of representation experienced by those who exist in- between—a community too vast and too complex to define itself cohesively.
Whether grappling with cultural, racial, sexual, or gender in-betweenness, I aim to shed light on the struggle to find one’s place, understand one’s origins, and navigate the tenuous balancebetween belonging and self- assertion.
Black? White? African? European? The Americas?
This is my journey as a mixed-race woman, interwoven with conversations and reflections on the legacies of colonization, the experience of being mixed race, and how these identities manifest through the cultures, architecture, and communities I have encountered.
How does one find a sense of self in the midst of this ambiguity ? In an age when labels seen essential for common understanding, how can I define myself when no single label captures the myriad nuances of my being ?
This question, sadly, came to me late. As someone of mixed race and diverse origins, I’ve often struggled to untangle even the simplest facets of my identity.
Am I white ? Am I Black? Am I French ? Am I African ? Am I an architect ? A photographer ? A woman ? A girl ?
This book of photographs explores the questions raised by the many communities I encountered in my twenties. Through my travels, exchanges, and personal reflections, I offer space to a rarely addressed topic: the solitude and lack of representation experienced by those who exist in- between—a community too vast and too complex to define itself cohesively.
Whether grappling with cultural, racial, sexual, or gender in-betweenness, I aim to shed light on the struggle to find one’s place, understand one’s origins, and navigate the tenuous balancebetween belonging and self- assertion.
Black? White? African? European? The Americas?
This is my journey as a mixed-race woman, interwoven with conversations and reflections on the legacies of colonization, the experience of being mixed race, and how these identities manifest through the cultures, architecture, and communities I have encountered.