Death and decay figure prominently in her photographs. The phrase “still life” (“dead nature” in French) carries a connotation of mortality, and the objects she chooses exist in various states of preservation or decomposition. There are creatures fished out of formaldehyde, volumes flecked with rot, birds that have been hollowed out and stuffed, household tools battered beyond recognition. The effect of seeing all this is certainly haunting, but too beautiful to be morbid.
