Since the ‘spatial turn’ in the mid-90s, the concept of identity as a container that can be filled with very different, even contradictory contents, is an established notion in literary theory. “Particles” transforms this concept into a study of sculptural photography. Each cube contains objects collected in a specific location across Luxembourg city. In their compressed appearance, they are meant to represent a given site’s identity in a condensed form. Within Luxembourg’s population, people have strong stereotypes of which quarters are supposed to be posh and which ones are considered desolate. These preconceptions are mirrored by a difference in housing prices and varying dynamics of gentrification. Fast food on a sports field or a drug stash near a renowned bank allude to socio-geographical realities that only very rarely surface in popular notions of Luxembourg.  Particles was exhibited at, among others, the Festival Circulation( s), the Encontros da Imagem, and the Athens Photo Festival.


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