Olga Giteau

Driven from a young age by a desire to create and escape into different worlds, I naturally pursued art studies. After experimenting with various media, it was paper—a marvelous material—that, when printed, opened up an infinite world of possibilities. It all began with that dear little magazine, “Jeunes Années” (Young Years), which we received at the end of the school year and which set the tone for the holidays (its pages, which had to be cut out and assembled, kept me occupied for hours). Since then, I have rediscovered this need to give three dimensions to, to create scenarios and dramatize, in the form of dioramas, the impressions I have collected. It is the aesthetics of 19th-century illustrations and engravings that now inform my creative practice, allowing me to tell unique and timeless stories, which I invite you to discover…