Georgine Hu had a very difficult childhood in a family of seven children, born to an alcoholic father — repeatedly institutionalized and who sexually abused her — and a mother unable to manage their upbringing. At the age of fourteen, suffering from psychological disorders, she was temporarily hospitalized. Three years later, she was again and permanently admitted to Saint-Venant.
Her work is divided into two parts. One mainly depicts cities, images inspired by newspaper clippings, representations of animals, or human figures. The other consists of a series of banknotes drawn on toilet paper, in which Georgine Hu depicts herself as a historical figure or a royal effigy. Like kings, she creates money. In her view, these banknotes hold real exchange value, which is why she distributes them to the hospital staff.
HU georgine
