Published by Filigranes Editions in 2014, Kourtney Roy’s *Ils pensent déjà que je suis folle* accompanied the exhibition of the same name at LE BAL in Paris, presented from 30 April to 11 May that year. The book therefore occupies a precise place between an exhibition document and an autonomous photographic work, carrying a short-lived presentation into a form intended for sustained, private viewing.

Roy’s practice moves along the border between art and fashion photography. Here, staged images draw the everyday toward something at once heightened and disquieting, with mystery arising from the construction of the scene rather than from documentary disclosure. The title—literally, “They already think I’m crazy”—introduces an atmosphere of anticipated judgment. It encourages the reader to consider how pose, appearance and setting can turn an ordinary situation into a psychologically charged fiction.

Thomas Clerc and Diane Dufour contribute texts, placing Roy’s photographs in dialogue with literary and curatorial voices. Issued as a French–English bilingual hardcover, the book extends that exchange across both languages. Its 71 pages keep the project concentrated: rather than offering a broad survey of Roy’s career, the publication remains tied to a particular body of work and to the circumstances of its Paris presentation.

For collectors, its significance rests less on unsubstantiated claims of scarcity than on this specificity. It records an identifiable moment in Roy’s development, when the reciprocal influence of fashion imagery and fine-art staging had become central to her work. The conjunction of photographs, commissioned context, exhibition history and contributions by Clerc and Dufour makes the volume a focused reference for readers interested in constructed photography and in the photobook as an extension of an exhibition.