Claire French is a British artist based in Manchester and has recently completed her MfA in photography, at the Belfast School of Art, University of Ulster. Initially studying English Literature at university, she went on to find her true creative passion in photography, whilst taking her enthusiasm for stories and narratives with her. She has also spent some time studying psychology, fuelling her fascination in people and how they think, interact, connect and navigate their way through life. Her practice often begins in a deeply personal space, fluidly and experimentally, often drawing inspiration from literature and poetry. Her work is often, in its first instance, autobiographical, telling intimate stories whilst drawing on their universality and a shared collective memory allowing others the opportunity to connect with their own stories with a sense of recognition and catharsis She focuses on personal histories and how we build stories around our own inner psyche versa, with a focus on relationships, time, memory, transitions and identity, using a variety of photographic approaches including working with re-photography and archival images.