The lovely Thandie Newton is featured in the current installment of Louis Vuitton’s ‘Double Exposure’ project.

The project, which debuted earlier this year will show the British actress wearing a selection of looks from the Vuitton autumn/winter 2011 collection and surrounded by some of her most personal possessions. The images were taken using a 19th century photographic process also called the collodion wet plate process; in which the sitter must pose for 12 seconds and create a “counterbalance to today’s disposable media culture.” Thandie’s belongings that she chose to be photographed with include a teddy bear created by her eldest daughter Riley, a painting from her childhood and her passport.

On her experience, Thandie said, “The images really take you into the heart of history itself. To parallel that, we’re getting into the history of me through the items I’ve chosen. One of the things about these photographs is the layers of meaning. Each picture is so unique so it just creates this desire to be my most essential self.”

Check out the video above and discover Thandie’s life and personality through the unique personal facets from her past which take you on an intimate journey.  See her experiencing both sides of the lens in her very own Double Exposure.