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An Autumn Glimpse into History

Many talk about story-telling, and be it occasion or pretext, formally speaking, « content » is put into a somehow readable relation to a time-line. But frankly, is this already …

The Woman in the Mirror

She used the metaphor several times during panels and interviews on this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair: “It is as if you see yourself in the mirror – from behind”. Prize-winning …

About Identity and Language

Do multilingual identities exist? The question was recently asked by an English psychiatrist. I talked about some of the facets of this intriguing question with the Canadian author Michael Jean. …

Of Cats and Horses and Contemporary Art.

I concluded my delightful apprehension of the “Fotofestival Lenzburg” in a very relaxed manner the first weekend of October 2021. With sufficient leisure to have a closer look even on …

Pictures to See Beyond

Picturing a world through photography does not mean copying surfaces of objects or first-sight impressions of people or relationships. Photography needs perspective, a virtual viewpoint. It needs insight. This being …

Adelaide’s Legacy

Empress Adelaide died December 16th … 1020 years ago The 68-year-old woman had gotten up one last time. She had endured the morning dressing procedure, for which she already needed …