“Lately, I’ve begun referring to my mothering and household duties as work—work that is unpaid, unseen by society, without days off or the option to resign. I call it work because no one else does, and because my children won’t fully understand its weight until they become parents themselves”.
“In this series, I use symbols of domestic labor to reflect on the manual and emotionalnurturing required to grow a family. By reimagining these objects—turning them intovases for delicate, fragile flowers, softening their industrial designs, and drapingthem in tender hues—I transform them. I give them a “glow-up,” infusing beauty andrecognition into the uncelebrated tools of care”.
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Bleach 
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Iron
“Shot during the spring, this series is bathed in its soft light and framed by theseason’s abundant blooms. Visiting a local flower farm became a cherished ritual,where Charles, the flower farmer, patiently shared the names of his blossoms. Thisnewfound habit lingers—I now gift my husband a weekly bouquet, because I too canbuy him flowers”.
About the artist
Anne-Laure Roy (b. 1980, France) is a global citizen and multidisciplinary artist who has lived on three continents before settling in Cape Town.
Her visual identity, honed over 20 years of travel and freelancework, is unapologetically quirky, playful, vibrant, and acelebration of femininity.
Anne-Laure trained at the prestigious Saint Martin’s and Chelsea Colleges of Art. Her work has been exhibited in institutions across multiple countries, including the Tashkeel Foundation (UAE), the Mozambican National Museum of Art, the Sikka Art Fair (Dubai), and numerous other exhibitions. Additionally, her work has been published alongside poems by the renowned poet and writer Mia Couto.
For more information, please visit Anne-Laure Roy’s official website and follow @ANNELAUREROY.
