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Illustration

Trying to convince people to adopt responsible practices is not an easy thing, especially when it comes to ecology. Certainly, the difficulty to render the consequences of our actions tangible has a lot to do with it. Even if we […]

Posted: September 26th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Mots d'ordre, Preuves

Nobel

Brussels, August 2016. Around the buildings, as it is common in this type of campus, you have to cross parking lots protected by barriers. Lost tourists or nearby supermarket consumers shall be prevented to seize this area dedicated to duly […]

Posted: August 29th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Écologies, Énonciations, Mots d'ordre

Food

Paris, June 2016 The classroom was empty, no tables or chairs left. They had been transported in a gym, to be used there for baccalaureate candidates. But in a corner near the entrance, a trace of exam preparation has been […]

Posted: June 27th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Modes d'emploi, Mots d'ordre

Hospitality

Paris, september 2010. A few words on a sheet of paper enclosed in a transparent plastic pocket containing a key, the whole thing firmly attached to a piece of string. That’s it! Everyone would receives this surprising assemblage as a […]

Posted: January 25th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Mots d'ordre, Surprise

Shades

San Francisco, December 2010 There are words and signs that once were exceptional and that have become commonplace. Weather announcements then consisted in temperatures and a sun or rain forecast, while green spots, yellow, orange or red now dot the […]

Posted: January 4th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Énonciations, Mots d'ordre

Concerned

It’s hard to make people do things you think are important, especially when you can’t force them physically. All over the years we witnessed so many different ways: from the exposition of simple facts to extreme politeness, from detailed legal […]

Posted: December 7th, 2015 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Circulations, Mots d'ordre

Shhh!

Paris, April 2015. Openness is on the rise. With the Internet, government data are made available to the public, academic papers are made available juste as they are published, computer code software is easily searchable and editable. Based on old […]

Posted: May 4th, 2015 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Écologies, Mots d'ordre

Validity

Paris, March 2015. Contemporary electronic spaces made us experience an economy of attention: if anyone can post notes, images, videos, comments in different public spaces, they then compete with the tens of millions of their siblings. The space they occupy […]

Posted: April 20th, 2015 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Activités, Écologies, Modes d'emploi, Mots d'ordre

Drive me crazy

On a highway, October 2012. For a similar price, buying a car goes hand in hand with a range of customization options dedicated to increase security, confort, even dwelling, during journeys. From this point of view, a car equals dreaming, […]

Posted: December 8th, 2014 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Modes d'emploi, Mots d'ordre

Right of way

Paris, May 2014 We know that urban ecology is not just about landmarks and panels made to find our ways. They especially guide our propensities, demand from us and facilitate our actions, lead us to do or not to do, […]

Posted: May 26th, 2014 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Écologies, Mots d'ordre, Passages

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