Lise sarfati biography examples

French photographer and artist

Lise Sarfati (born 1958) is a French photographer and artist. She is noted for her photographs of elusive characters, often young, who resist any attempt to being pinned down. Her work particularly explores the instability of feminine identity. Most recently, Sarfati’s photographs have focused on the relationship between individuals and the urban landscape.

She has extensively worked in Russia and the United States.

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Life and work

Born in Oran, French Algeria, and of Pieds-Noir descent, Sarfati spent her childhood in Nice, France, which she credits as having inspired her sensitivity about colour in her work.^[1] She became interested in Russian culture and society following a holiday to the Soviet Union aged 15.^[2] She graduated with an MA in Russian Studies from the Sorbonne in 1979.

In 1986, she became the official photographer for the Académie des Beaux Arts. From 1989 to 1998, she lived in the Soviet Union Lise Sarfati - Wikipedia ZEFA