Julia Kristeva - art and language

I was introduced to the writings of Kristeva in my late teens and I was devouring the words and concepts with such a hunger. Simultaneously becoming an artist, I had finally found a pillar of strength, I made some of my earlier installations and performances incurably inspired by her take on the talking subject, speech before the words. Could there exist speech before words? What are words after all? And how did these 'words' manifest into actions! She also provided me with a more acceptable angle into the history of art, beyond dichotomies, with a gentle 'douceur'.

At the end of the 90's Julia Kristeva also undertook a wonderful quest in the form of a trilogy about three female geniuses - three subjects : Hannah Arendt, Melanie Klein and Colette - life, madness, words.

Her recent novels also provide any reader with great excitement.