Variations

Un retour aux sources

I've decided to take a more personal turn with this thing which,
I know, I haven't kept up as regularly as i should.
This might be an ego thing, I couldn't deny it, I guess...
However I prefer to see it as a document in time
of my progress. How things evolve and maintain themselves
is a process which interests me a lot. So, here I go!

Summer lovin'..

So summer is officially here and this

will be my bathing suit

(ok, maybe less revealing in the back)

in white!

Le théatre de la vie

What's happening right now in

Mexico and the rest of the world is pretty bad:

the authorities are keeping the number of dead down,

and the media are hyping the whole thing up.

Between truth and lie, no one knows what to believe in anymore.

photograph: Tim Walker

La moiteur

Amaaazing editorial,

unfortunately i don't know anything about the model,

the photographer or the stylist....

Do any of you know??

Extension de la pensée

These amazing "hats" are another way

to make an extension of

your random thoughts!

"Just couture"

by Peter Lindbergh

Vogue Italia 1999

La perdition est en vue

A filmstill of Malgosia Bela in Ono

Eloge de la folie

Geniuses share the same pain.

painting: Strindberg

Mystique

Odile Redon

Voyage voyage...

I dream of a loong indian summer..

McCall magazine, 1966

Ma voiture rêvée

Who wouldn't want such a fun car? To drive

around with some radio slave on...

source:style.com

Sir David Hicks

An amazing little house built

by the late designer

Sir David Hicks

Fantaisies souterraines...

photograph by Jam Abelanet

Beaux bijoux

Delicous jewellery from Elle deluxe...

An idea for Valentine's day maybe?

photographer unknown

Casual friday

Astrid Muñoz for the Spanish Elle

Beauté Américaine

"American Beauty" by Sam Mendes

"Sometimes there is so much beauty in the world, i feel like i can't take it,and my heart is just going to cave in...'

L'arbre magique

WOOOW

who wouldn't like such a tree for a fabulous party,huh?

source unknown

L'étincelle

Can you see it?

The infinite space between the two nipples
(ugh, i don't like that word at all).

And then you get this:

photograph: Patrick Demarchelier

fresco: Michelangelo

Instinct basique

Basic Instinct by Paul Verhoeven

La noyade

I have a strange feeling of drowning

and longing for somebody

to rescue me.

Steven Meisel

mysterious and fascinating...

L'or

Speaks for itself, no?

Carrie

Despite the fact this is not really my generation,

i still really like it.

l'enivrée

photograph: Steven Meisel

de la ressemblance

photograph:Peter Lindbergh

painting:Paul Gauguin

We don't like wearing clothes, we don't, really

drôle de dame...

photographs: Patrick Demarchelier for Vogue Paris

le fond de l'angoisse

'The horror! the horror!'

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.

"Apocalypse now", the movie by

Francis Coppola

is based on this novel.

painting:Mervyn Peake

L'artiste et sa muse

Apparently, she burnt all the

love letters from his former mistresses

in order to avoid us knowing who they were.

painting: Emilie FLÖGE by Gustav Klimt

Les yeux de la vérité

The saying goes "a picture is worth a thousand words".

photograph:Peter Lindbergh

"le Touquet" 1987

La famille Française

"Un conte de noel"

by Arnaud Desplechin

"Sometimes it seems to me it would be wonderful to be a french family. Philosophising the entire day about life, then talk a bit of crap or argue, and afterwards go eat dinner and talk some more. And of course, smoke the entire day"

by Dana Linssen,

NRC Handelsblad

on Wednesday the 25Th of February

"Soms lijkt het me heerlijk om een Franse familie te zijn. Lekker de hele dag over het leven filosoferen, daarna een beetje slap ouwehoeren of ruzie maken, dan met z'n allen aan tafel gaan en nog meer praten. En de hele dag roken natuurlijk."

door Dana Linssen,

NRC Handelsblad

op woensdag 25 februari

le mythe des chats

I have one.

She bites, roars, rolls up and hisses.

But i love her.

photograph: Mert&Marcus

artwork:Lucio Fontana

l'armure moderne

Everybody needs something to create

the illusion of protection.

It could be a phone, a jacket,

sunglasses or make-up.

Without it, we feel insecure and naked.

What about you?

painting:Rembrandt

photograph:David Bellemere

Bérénice

"Pour jamais! Ah! Seigneur, songez-vous en vous-même
Combien ce mot est affreux quand on aime?
Dans un mois, dans un an, combien souffrirons-nous,
Seigneur que tant de mers me séparent de vous?
Que le jour recommence et que le jour finisse
Sans que jamais Titus puisse voir Bérénice...
Sans que de tout le jour je puisse voir Titus!"

Acte IV, Scène V
Bérénice, de Jean Racine

photograph by Gabor Jurina

copié collée

One is from the 19th century,

the other from the 21st century.

Is there any difference?

painting by Ingres

naissance des pieuvres

"Naissance des pieuvres"
by Céline Sciamma

madame est servie!

le crâne vide

Hair has always been of great importance for women. Long hair is not only seen as a sex symbol, but it is a sign of wealth as well. This is why deliberately shaving your hair off is being perceived as refusal of society. The most famous example is Britney Spears. However, she was not the only one: Angeline Jolie shaved her hair off as well. To me, women with no hair have a singular beauty which is a bit otherwordly. But: "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", so see for yourself!

So,what do you think?