K-OODI Magazine March 2016, Issue 4 | Page 41

shows. I don't hesitate to contact them. Have you been published in magazines or elsewhere yet? (Laughs) Hardly ever. I'm a very bad communicator. Yet, I noticed that a few magazines takes initiatives to know my work now. I won't bury my head in the sand: I find it very satisfying. K-oodi Magazine is featuring a large portion of the 'L'éclosion d'Osiris' ('Osiris Blooming') series in this issue, would you like to explain more about the idea behind this photo series? The blooming is described here by the light from the above. A call for light and serenity. The Egyptians used to think they could block the way to oblivion and complete destruction of beings. As a deceased person was being swathed, he/she was swaddled like a new-born. Deceased people were swathed with several-foot-long, linen strips that formed a cocoon where Osiris could bloom. Osiris then became the god of the dead and of life starting over. He was represented by a mummy wrapped in bandages. This photo series is part of a theme called "The Myth of Osiris". A series of several pictures showing bodies, faces, individually or in groups, whose after-life journey is starting. As a photographer, what is the most important to you? To remain simple. To remain myself. To discover and meet people who are thirsty for curiosities and like transmitting and sharing. Do you also do commercial photography? Or are you able to focus on your artistic creations alone? I don't do any commercial photography. I stay in my world of creativity. But now, if a business project emerged around one of my themes, why would I turn it down? Do you support yourself with photography, or do you do something besides photography? Photography is not my main job. I have far less creative