As a self-taught artist, the field of printmaking has allowed me to develop a universe that is both poetic and symbolic, centered around the theme of childhood. To create my images, I use a non-reproducible printing process called monotype; it involves creating an image by removing material from a surface previously covered in ink. The ink is rubbed to create areas of light, texture effects, and shadows. When the image I’ve created satisfies me, I pass it through the press to transfer it from the matrix to the paper. Since the matrix is not engraved, each print is therefore unique. However, during my practice of monotype, I found a way to reproduce three prints from the same matrix. After the first pass through the press, I obtain a first impression that is highly contrasted. I then place a sheet of paper on top of this freshly printed one and pass them, paper to paper, through the press. This operation allows me to obtain a second proof, a trace of my first print but inverted; this is the counter-proof. For the third print, I simply use the already printed matrix to pass through what remains of the ink. I then obtain a 'fantôme,' a copy of the first print but lighter in ink and more ethereal.