Femme Fatale – a woman, bringing doom to men. This is the definition given in the dictionary. For me, she became the benchmark of my artistic path. She 'hunted’ me from the beginning and stayed with me forever.
It started very innocently. Ever since I was a child I dreamt of becoming an artist. Whatever that meant to me at the time. I was fascinated by people – artists. They were different. It was as if they lived in a parallel world that only a few could get into. I started at music school as a child and got into an elite art school. When I turned sixteen, I was determined to pursue my career at the theatre academy.
I got in and this is where I first met Femme Fatale. In theatrical language, it was called Female vamp and is a term for the amplua of actresses, a characterisation of the roles for which an actress will be groomed. This was also the case. Engagements in theatres, cinema, as a Femme fatale I had to stop because I simply got married and had to move to another country. Starting from scratch. Unfamiliarity with the language prevented me from returning to the stage, then I returned to music.
I composed jingles for the radio at first, but as I progressed in the language, I started writing lyrics about Femme fatale and then singing them. A band was found, a manager. The concerts and performances began. In the meantime, I discovered the camera as a source of my vision, which made me start thinking seriously about getting into a second art degree. That’s how I ended up at the Film School to study photography. I knew immediately what I wanted. The femme fatale was back in the picture. Now I was able to capture her on camera, in various forms.
After my studies, I organised the project 'Woman with Class’. It became a kind of photo therapy for many women. It became a cult. Using my experience as an actress, I helped women impersonate Femme fatale. The themes of each session were different – from Bond girl to runaway bride. The sessions get noticed. In the meantime, I get offers to work with celebrities, fashion designers. I open my modelling school. I teach models to walk the catwalk and pose for shoots. The moment I want to publish my photos in any magazine, I face a wall.
„Have you been published before?” – ” No, but…” – ” Sorry, but it is not possible…”
This is how I came up with the idea of creating my own international photography magazine „ASF”.
I made my own competition platform for talented photographers. Thanks to the magazine, not one name has made it into the big world of visual artists. I am very proud of this.
The material of my femme fatale was accumulating more and more and I started to think about the fact that I wish I could transfer this to canvas. Can’t I because I’ve never painted? Maybe it’s worth trying? That’s what happened. The first painting was created in 2020. My Femme fatale is born in my studio every day. Witches, muses, mermaids, goddesses, nymphs will stay with me forever.