Zurich Airport, April 2022 Cigarettes are no longer popular in the West. Shared spaces have gradually become forbidden to them, pushing smokers and their foul-smelling and toxic odors further and further away. But what can be done in places that […]
Paris, June 2022. The first bell is visible in the hall. It arouses the curiosity of visitors, whose eyes have become familiar with terrariums, which have been trendy in recent years. As you walk through the floors and open the […]
Marseille, mars 2022. Writing is a powerful tool for collective alignment. Orders, instructions, rules, signals, information, guides, explanations, descriptions and designations are all concrete forms intended to create a society, mobilise, affect or simply communicate. The lower one defines the […]
Paris, September 2021. The poster was placed in such a way that no one who entered the door or walked along the sidewalk could ignore it. The typeface, without serifs or contrasts between the solid and the smooth, resembled Chrip, […]
Le Havre, October 2020. During the spring of 2020, as others have kept diaries or fuelled discussion on social media, she decided to write on the walls. With only virtual or derogatory access to public space, she has turned “her […]
Marseille, November 2020 Contemporary theories of the acts of writing include readers in the making of the written text, whether they are imagined, anticipated, co-creators or quoters. But most theories devise charitable readers, who welcome the written text with a […]
Marseille, octobre 2020 The closed curtain and the locked windows do not hide the chalk menu boasting all the dishes that could be tasted here after months of lockdown. But the world after is really not the one before: forecasting, […]
Paris, December 2019. Breakdowns and disruptions of public infrastructure result in various justifications addressed to users. They cover the walls and concentrate written responses and graffitis that entertain the passer-by who is about to climb the large steps of the […]
Ubaye Valley, August 2020. Dangers are among the social objects most worked on by writing: road signage, electrical, chemical, nuclear signs, warnings of all kinds about hostile animals, ceilings that are too low, treacherous waves or skilful pickpockets. These permanent […]
Marseille, March 2020. The avenue was almost deserted, confinement obliges. The shops on the ground floor were closed, with iron curtains on which small posters recalling the government’s decision were hung. But higher up, on the upper floors, one could […]