Anne-Lise Coste: ELLES ELLES ELLES ELLES, 2024

As the subject of this work, Coste chose Monique Wittig, a key figure in French literature of the 1960s. Wittig was among the first to address the predominantly masculine nature of the French language in her numerous texts. However, her persistent debates considerably diminished her own success as an author in a male-dominated environment. Coste’s work Elles Elles Elles Ellesis therefore also a tribute to the author, who died in 2003. At the same time, it invokes the promise of lived equality, which is still worth fighting.