beaux livres : photo, architecture, art

“Why do people judge us when they know nothing about us ?”

For eighteen months, Françoise Evenou immersed herself in the heart of the Bois de Boulogne, meeting trans women who prostitute themselves to survive. Intrigued by these women, dressed like beauty queens, sitting in front of their vans or standing on the pavements, Françoise Evenou decided to meet them. Coming from South America, they left everything behind for a better life, to live freely in the country of Human Rights. Yet five, ten, twenty years later, we find them in their New World… the Bois de Boulogne. More than thirty of these women agreed to speak out and be photographed. Ignored, insulted, despised, often assaulted, they found the strength to reveal themselves, to finally tell the world their truth and to bear witness to their dignity.

Through a series of poignant photographs and candid interviews, Françoise Evenou has chosen to tackle this sensitive subject by celebrating these women without hiding anything about their reality or the vioùlence of the world in which they live.

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