Maja Daniels / Photographer

I used to see them on the streets of Paris now and then and I was instantly fascinated by their identical outfits and synchronized corporal language.
They stood out from any crowd and I couldn’t quite believe my eyes. I remember thinking that they might not be real. They were quirky and beautiful and I only ever saw them in passing. A bit like the rabbit from “Alice in Wonderland” they always seemed to be on their way somewhere. As soon as I had spotted them, they were already gone.

Years later, when I finally approached them I was not surprised to discover that they often finish each other’s sentences and that they refer to themselves as « I » instead of « we ».
Monette and Mady do not just share a close relationship as sisters, they have always lived together and they have made a profession out of their image.

Even the most basic part of their performance; dressing identically takes quite a lot of effort. If they ever go out dressed in different outfits, people approach them wondering why they are arguing. Mady remarks “perhaps it has become even more important for people around us to see us dressed identically than it is for us.”

Neither Mady nor Monette have married or had children. They have long stopped celebrating their birthdays as they defy any pre-conceived notions related to growing old and they always eat the same kind of food in identical portions.

Sometimes they don’t quite understand why I want to document their everyday life. It is an interesting challenge to make them understand how fascinated I am by this symbiotic existence that is so natural to them.