I spent my childhood in between three countries: France, Belgium and Russia. I hardly visited Russia, lived in Belgium for five years, and I grew up in France. My father is a diplomat and always listened to French music: Serge Gainsbourg, Jeanne Mas, Marie Laforêt—that was the first thing I loved. My mother is a painter, and she also worked at the embassy at different posts, but her soul was always in painting, in buying canvases, paints and albums. Inspired by her work, I always wanted to learn the same skill. She has always tried new things, and always is showing curiosity in everything.
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