The origin of this project is the discovery, in the attic of the family house, of the book “Ce que vaut une femme : Traité d’éducation morale et pratique des jeunes filles” published in 1893. The artist duo Elsa & Johanna were invited to take a contemporary look at these injunctions from another time. The twenty-four female characters they embody interfere in the chronology of the book, with irony and malice. 

Link to the book page 

Limited edition boxed set

Including the book and a signed and numbered print of 2 copies

Print size : 18 x 23,5 cm

Paper : Baryte II – 340 grs Canson

24 images to choose from

Image 22/24 – Elodie

Elsa & Johanna

Elodie II, The kitchen, “The twelve hours of the day and the night