Introduction to the broken mirror: Christine and the Queens, identities, queerness, Frenchness

Abstract

It’s complicated. For me, the experience is that the more you explore, the less you’re sure, in a way. And the more you explore, the more it changes. I say I’m a woman, but I’m exploring desire as a force of chaos that surprises me. And through desire, I get to explore many different identities. I don’t feel like I’m trapped in my woman’s body. I’m loving that woman’s body, actually. I love also the versatility of it – how easily I can look like a young boy, if I want. And my eroticism is made of hesitations and doubts and being uncomfortable in lust. I keep on exploring. I think I present a broken mirror instead of something reassuring, probably. (Heaney)