Fish Woman (2021)

Fish Woman is an intimate portrait of French-Algerian multidisciplinary artist, Maëlis Bekkouche. Maëlis incorporates fish skins into her unique creations, often using her body as the canvas. Shot in Île de Ré and La Rochelle against the majesty of the Atlantic ocean, we are given insight into discarded (and often under-valued) fish skins as the artist gives them new life and understanding. Maëlis embraces the properties of the fish, not only celebrating the wondrous creatures but revealing their mysterious qualities. In so doing, Fish Woman captures the hybrid creature and delves into the essence of one's identity both in society and in relation to our environment and specifically the bodies of water that surround us.