How can I develop true self-confidence? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am from a dysfunctional family where I was ignored, criticised and never given love or affection. I learned to be quiet, to never…
Making sense of a family tragedy. Published in The Guardian.
“I had no idea that Matthew had died till he was born,” says Sue Hale. “The midwife said, ‘I’m so very sorry, he’s stillborn.’” Matthew was…
It’s time to reclaim the M-word. Published in The Guardian
Naomi Stadlen likes mothers. She has written two books with the word in the title: What Mothers Do, Especially When it Looks Like Nothing and her…
Jean Liedloff, author of The Continuum Concept, obituary. The Guardian.
Jean Liedloff, who has died aged 84, was the author of The Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost (1975), in which she outlined her belief…
Isn’t a camera enough? Interview with Jason Brooks and Chuck Close. Published in The Independent
The pictures take a month, four months, a year to make. And they are copies. Systematic, modular, painstaking copies of photographs. For just such work the…
Interiors: catches worth landing. Anissa Helou. Published in The Independent on Sunday.
THE HAIR is the first thing you notice. It’s big. “Explosive”, according to the art historian George Melly. But you are barely through Anissa El Helou’s…
Aliza Reger
Aliza Reger is immaculately dressed. Immaculately pressed, immaculately co-ordinated. I am transfixed. It is a long time since I have seen anyone dressed like this. “Do…
Interview with Harry Hill. The Independent.
The most scary thing in all the world must be looking back on your life and wishing you had done something else with it. There are…
Monica Zipper. The Independent.
Within 15 minutes of applying lipstick for the photographer, it is no longer in its intended place. “I’m still like a kid. I still spread my…
Interview with Miuccia Prada. The Independent.
In Milan, two well-dressed women race each other to the shelf displaying the last pounds 200 nylon bag. In a few minutes they will fight. In…
Annalisa Barbieri 