Anaïs Bastard

In her work, Anaïs Bastard mainly uses film photography.

She has been practicing black and white silver printing since she was 16.

During her Master's degree in Photography at Paris 8 University, her approach to photography was more experimental and conceptual, which allowed her to familiarize herself with different processes and experiment with printing. Although her photography is no longer as conceptual, she likes to maintain this identity linked to research in the film laboratory.

Writing also occupies an important place in her practice, which she has been trying to develop for several years.

For her, these texts and poems take on meaning above all when they interact with images. This dialogue most often takes form in publishing, where the text and image then create a new narrative: responding to each other, conversing, and telling new stories.

Her artistic practice revolves primarily around the notions of refuge, escape, and the care of oneself, others, or nature in the face of a reality that is too difficult to bear. These notions have been present in her projects for several years and are becoming increasingly apparent. She believes that these are questions that are an integral part of her daily life as well as her relationship with others and the world.