Elisabeth Van Vyve was born in 1957 with various developmental disorders, including autism. She learned how to communicate with her environment by means of gestures, sounds and a few spoken words. She was taught how to read and write easy text compositions and at some point, she also started taking photographs. She would mostly use simple, point-and-shoot 35mm cameras, with a preference for the disposable ones when they eventually appeared on the market. Everything would happen according to a set ritual. She would empty the roll of film in a day or two before having it developed and printed at the local photography shop. She would then arrange and store the prints in small plastic photo albums, which are now stacked on the shelves of her bedroom.
