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Rewriting history

Tirana, September 2022.  In order not to forget the collective experience of the Socialist People’s Republic and to transform the paranoia of a 20th century dictator into a national heritage for the future, the new Republic of Albania has converted […]

Posted: February 6th, 2023 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Marquages, Preuves

Forgetfulness

Paris, March 2022. Since the return to the office, the posters in the social room have multiplied to remind users to behave. Clean the dishes, empty the fridge, leave the table clean, wipe up the coffee spills. It was as […]

Posted: April 25th, 2022 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Écologies, Preuves

Felt pens

Marseilles, January 2022 Over the past two years, we have become accustomed to these case counts, presented in the form of numbers or beautiful curves, showing the dynamics of the epidemic to everyone, or fuelling discussions on the quality of […]

Posted: February 28th, 2022 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Instruments, Preuves

Public holiday

Internet, April 2021 The CovidTracker website had started as a visualisation exercise using open public data. One year on, it has become a meeting point for a wide range of audiences: journalists, doctors, politicians, patients, and ordinary citizens. At the […]

Posted: April 19th, 2021 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Capteurs et traçeurs, Instruments, Preuves

Norms and bonds

Paris, September 2020. Initially taking advantage of the intensity of globalized flows, the virus rapidly paralyzed most of the trade. The mechanics of planetary logistics were profoundly disrupted, and some business sectors, deprived of their spare parts, took the measure […]

Posted: April 5th, 2021 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Circulations, Preuves

Who’ s there?

Paris, October 2017. It begins like in a fairy tale: knock, knock, knock, “- Who’ s there?”. But, in front of this wooden door, which could be the grandmother’s in the Tales of Mother Goose, there is no need to […]

Posted: May 18th, 2020 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Capteurs et traçeurs, Instruments, Preuves

Offload

Things are now clear: it is not the replacement of humans by robots that is on the horizon of our professional lives, but a shift in work, a reconfiguration of everyone’s places and tasks. We have been coping with automated […]

Posted: May 27th, 2019 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Instruments, Preuves

Facts

We live in a quantified, evidence-based world in which more and more of our actions are framed by indicators and figures that support or evaluate them. Basically, our day-to-day experience increasingly looks like a mix of elementary schools where grades […]

Posted: October 9th, 2017 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Énonciations, Preuves

Formats

Singapore, february 2017. In this building of an international company, one has to show her identity card at the entrance booth in order to go a step further. A passeport should work. Yet the desk clerk hesitates, then asks again […]

Posted: March 6th, 2017 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Circulations, Preuves

A clean train

Köln, october 2016. It’s Friday afternoon, the train just arrived at the platform, and passengers get off the train. Some are familiar with the station and go directly to the exit, while others meet again some family members or friends. […]

Posted: January 30th, 2017 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Instruments, Preuves

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