July 2014 (on-going)
The making of Worlds - version I
photographies, sound records & archive materials
The Strait of Gibraltar separates the Moroccan from the Spanish coasts to link the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. Since the 19th century, architects, engineers and politicians have planned the construction of a permanent link between the two shores. All projects failed at the latest at the end of the first experimental phases. Today, the construction of a tunnel between Tangier in the eastern Moroccan Rif and Tarifa in the very south of the province of Cadiz is again under consideration (...)
April 2014
Δ
sound & video installation
The river delta of the Dranse is a wildlife reserve located on the shores of Lake Geneva. This protected zone, spreading over 58 hectares only, forms an enclave in an urban area with a commercial mall, industrial sites, and various leisure facilities (...)
August 2013
Fragments
sound & video work
I was walking along the path. An old lady approached me. I've recorded some of her words...
Looking at a photograph consists, first of all, in identifying, on a physical medium, forms and signs. However, these elements take on a meaning only when we link them to a context, when we connect them to our own experiences. We interpret this visual language according to our emotions, our culture, our memory.
What can you see? What does it represent? Which meaning does it have for you?
I asked these questions to different people while showing them photographs of various kinds. I recorded their answers, in their native language, and then wrote down the correspondent text.
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