« The essence of art does not reside in the consciousness of something never experienced before but in the re-creation of the bio-cultural dimension. » Juhani Pallasmaa Juhani Pallasmaa

During the first covid-19 lockout in 2020, the artist, like all French citizens, was summoned to stay at home by the French government. Her inspiration from new landscapes and outside places was at a standstill. To get around the government's instructions, she escaped into some tourism magazines.

From these escapes, « Trop Beau », forged landscapes composition, was born. The illusion of true nature is ubiquitous, because these unattainable environments are composed from touristic photographs' cut-outs, before being photographed again, then printed through heliogravure (a photo printing process dating back to the XIX century, this photo technique is created from a photo transfer on a copper plaque thanks to a gelatine paper).

Heliogravure printings, 20x15 cm, 2020-2021