Marie Darrieussecq, winner of the Medicis prize, has written a short story inspired by the work of Françoise Pétrovitch. In addition to nods to her iconography—birds, isolated landscapes and absent figures—the writer captures the melancholy and languor of the painter's works in her own words.

In return, in a rewarding dialog with the short story dedicated to her by Marie Darrieussecq, Françoise Pétrovitch has created a series of ink washes on paper. The words of the writer enter into conversation with the images of the painter. Their imaginations resonate, infiltrating each other like the ink that infuses the halos that surround the figures and silent landscapes they have invented together.

The publication of this book will concur with an exhibition of Françoise Pétrovitch's drawings in Semiose gallery's new space at 42, Rue Quincampoix (Paris) starting from Saturday, February 7, 2026.