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Friction

Paris, May 2015. The “coffee machine” is now a globalized device: work spaces and public spaces abound with these machines that produce “coffee”, “tea” and “cocoa” from unidentified substances and hot tap water. This is a real black box: no […]

Posted: June 8th, 2015 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Capteurs et traçeurs, Écologies, Marquages, Matières

To reflect

Paris, may 2015. Buying an helmet is a matter of security, since riding a motorcycle entails to wear this kind of head protector. Yet, as you enter a motorbike shop, other criteria rapidly challenge the secure one. Comfort and aesthetics […]

Posted: May 25th, 2015 ˑ No Comments
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Planification

Western Massachussets, May 2014 Feminism has pushed to treat domestic space as a workspace. Tasks that take place there are certainly not usually paid but they consume a significative part of waking hours, and primarily those of women. Despite multiple […]

Posted: November 17th, 2014 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Activités, Capteurs et traçeurs, Écologies, Matières

Names/Numbers

Paris, may 2014. A group of international experts meet in a workshop about research assessment. Their discussions are at a very advanced stage, in particular regarding the traditional bibliometrics indicators based on citation in peer-reviewed journals compared to the challenging […]

Posted: October 13th, 2014 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Capteurs et traçeurs, Instruments, Preuves

To have one’s height measured

La Rochelle, july 2014. Barely entered in our lives, they keep on changing, making us laugh, amazing us. They regularly put us to the test , momentarily annoy us , but mostly they surprise us and, of course, grow as […]

Posted: September 15th, 2014 ˑ No Comments
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Units

New York, March 2014. It seems the world we’re living in is largely driven by the fusion between measure, calculation and anticipation. The role indexes and scores do play in sectors such as insurance, banks, stock exchanges, but also sciences […]

Posted: March 17th, 2014 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Capteurs et traçeurs, Énonciations, Instruments

Morning lights

Museums are not very different from laboratories. A lot of things have to be controlled within their environment to make these venues fully functional. Of course, each exhibition has its specificities, regarding the kind of artworks they are dealing with, […]

Posted: January 13th, 2014 ˑ No Comments
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Wine list

Montpellier, november 2013. Wine lists usually appear in the form of a text included in a cardboard or a plastic support. It includes the name of the wines, their vintage varieties or their classification and of course, their price. For […]

Posted: December 16th, 2013 ˑ No Comments
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Guest blackboard

Rotterdam, August 2013 ” Leave a comment ” may you read under this text and that image. Electronic contemporary spaces often established interaction as a central principle , the host receiving comments from readers responding, or, when things went wrong, […]

Posted: September 2nd, 2013 ˑ No Comments
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Zero risk

In the past, things were simple: to stay healthy while eating, it was enough to avoid too rich foods that give an upset stomach, undercooked meat that transmits parasites, raw milk cheeses can cause listeriosis, eggs always suspected of harboring […]

Posted: January 14th, 2013 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Capteurs et traçeurs, Circulations, Énonciations, Marquages, Preuves

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