FRANÇOISE HUGUIER (France, 1942)."Jeune fille, pays lobi, Mali", 1996.Gelatin silver print.Edition 9/200.Signed and numbered in pencil.Size: 30,5 x 40,5 cm.Françoise Huguier debuted as a photographer for the first time in 1976, obtaining in 1983 the possibility to photograph the world of cinema, politics, culture and fashion working for Le Journal Libération, as well as working for magazines such as Vogue, The New York Times Magazine or Women's Wear Daily. At the same time, he began a personal work of photo-documentation, portraying scenes from Africa, Siberia and Japan. Her admiration for Africa led her to return on several occasions with the intention of photographing the intimacy of African women, resulting in a total of 200 black and white photographs and a first book entitled "On the Trail of Ghost Africa".Established in the world of fashion, she knows how to alternate with ease snapshot photography, mise-en-scène, portrait and landscape, thus obtaining an artistic career that has allowed her to obtain an eclectic work for more than forty years. His works initially acquired monochrome colours, showing a great scenographic and compositional delicacy, but it was in 1980 when his photographs acquired colour thanks to his dedication to fashion, in which the thicknesses, materials and compositions are richly highlighted.Her cosmopolitan universe, marked by photographic design and an unconventional documentary aesthetic, reflects her continuous commitment to photography, whether in reportage, fashion, portraits or cinema, knowing how to reflect her personal and original view.In addition to her career, she has been recognised for her involvement with Africa by creating the first Bamako Photography Biennial in Mali.