VINCENT: Maryline, your Cosmodames are a sensation! Our clients absolutely love this series. Tell me, how did it all begin?
MARYLINE: You know, Vincent, it all started in my childhood. I was born in 1958, somewhere between the space race and the age of hair rollers. It was such a fascinating time—people dreamed of going to the moon while still clinging to their everyday habits on Earth!
VINCENT: I love that image! But tell me, there’s something very personal about these works, isn’t there?
MARYLINE: Absolutely! I’ve always been a big dreamer. I like to create my own little bubble—my own space where I can think, create, write, and breathe far away from all the noise of the world. And that’s exactly where my Cosmodames were born.
VINCENT: Tell me about these quirky characters! How do you see them?
MARYLINE: They’re women in vintage dresses, as if they’ve stepped straight out of the 60s, but with astronaut helmets decorated with flowers. And those helmets—don’t be mistaken—they’re not for protection! They’re more like dream bubbles.
VINCENT: I love that idea of "dream bubbles"! Your Cosmodames seem very present, yet completely elsewhere at the same time.
MARYLINE: Exactly! My Cosmodames have their heads in the stars but their feet firmly on the ground. They know how to dream while staying connected to reality.
Maryline Lemaitre, "Hors du temps", 40 x 30 inches
MARYLINE: Oh yes! That’s important. Even though they seem a bit isolated in their bubble, they’re always reaching out—a coffee, a little cake, a smile. It’s like a gentle invitation to step into their high-imagination pressurized world.
VINCENT: This idea of a "world full of imagination"—maybe that’s what touches our clients so deeply?
MARYLINE: I think so. My Cosmodames offer something we all long for: the ability to escape a little while still staying connected to others, to dream without losing your footing, and above all, to create your own little space of freedom in a world that sometimes moves too fast.
Maryline Lemaitre, "Le rêve", 16 x 20 inches
VINCENT: Thank you, Maryline, for this beautiful conversation. Your Cosmodames truly remind us to keep a bit of poetry in our lives!
✨ "Dream bubbles in a high-imagination pressurized universe"
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