Les Paradis Perdus

Les Paradis Perdus is inspired by the Champs-Elysées, along with the vintage Vue de Nuit postcards of the early 20th century. It speaks to a moment when a man runs into a woman along the Champs-Elysées who he thinks, at first, is his former lover. They spend the day together and he learns of her life as a struggling garment worker. It is set c. 1900–1907, against the glitter of night boulevards and the precarious hours of garment work and explores the unspoken sacrifices women made to maintain the image of the Golden Age of Paris.