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BIFA 2023

Looking Towards Your Roots

  • Photographer
    Anna Borisneva Labelle

I live in the countryside in the south of France. I take a lot of completely different self-portraits to dicover and describe myself. I was born in the north, by the sea. So, despite the heat, I wore a blue coat. I put on a swimsuit and am ready to swim at any moment. Even if I look ridiculous in a field hundreds of kilometers from the water. My sea roots are calling me, so my head is turned in that direction. In my right hand I hold my red notebook, which symbolically reminds me of my origin (I was born during the Soviet Union). I tried to show it artistically because I love art.

Was born near the White Sea, in December 1983. Grew up near the Baltic Sea, also used to live near the Black Sea. Since 2021 live in France. Studied philosophy, public relations and tourism at universities. Also studied various trainings and master classes in psychology, Art history, photography. Since 2022, Anna uses photography to express her ideas, thoughts and to communicate with the world without words, as well as for self-discovery. She also likes to use old manual lenses, to experiment and combine digital photography, analog photography, painting, etc.