Dubai Is My Home

MARIE-JEANNE ACQUAVIVA studied French literature at La Sorbonne, her PhD was focused on literary hoaxes from the 17th century. She worked in French publishing as an editor for over 10 years and contributed to a food and autofiction blog. She later became a translator and has been writing portraits and conducting interviews for various French and English publications in Dubai. She arrived in Dubai in 2015.

OLIVIA FROUDKINE studied International Penal Law and Art History in Paris before moving to the United States where she spent eight years in New York City. She began her career as a photojournalist, focusing on women’s fate during conflicts and collaborates with French and foreign magazines. She participates in group and personal exhibitions in Paris, New York City, and Europe. She arrived in Dubai in 2012.