Author: Amélie Wauthier
Amélie Wauthier

AMéLIE WAUTHIER

«Traces de passages», a mirror of our thirst for immortality

«Traces de passages», a mirror of our thirst for immortality

The Lausanne train station is expanding, and to do so, it needs more space. But how do you find more space when you're in the heart of a saturated city, where every inch of space is already being used? The answer is the same as when you're in charge of organizing the next Olympic Games: evict the tenants and destroy their living space! Some had only been there a few months, others for almost a lifetime. All welcomed us warmly at number 26 rue du Simplon, where the «Traces de passages» exhibition was taking place.
Gringe: a festival closing of doubt and melancholy

Gringe: a festival closing of doubt and melancholy

Under the Détour tent, the stage is bare: just a mixing desk in the middle and rows of LEDs - not LSS - hanging vertically from the sides. I took advantage of the fireworks to get a seat just a few meters from the stage, but I've no idea that it's going to save me.