A WIP, featuring analysis of the de Parnier video, Portrait de femme en sphinx: Portrait of a woman as a sphinx. One of de Parnier's first video portraits, believed to be a representation of her neighbor, writer Miriam Montrémy, the subject video encourages a range of responses from puzzlement to a contemplation of the nature of resistance and revolt. Commenting here are artist and activist Giang Nguyen; Patrick Lozès, then president of the Conseil représentatif des associations noires de France (CRAN). And artist and writer, Kelly Cogswell.
