I sometimes do projects around a certain event or topic that interest me.
Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have an idea for a project that might interest me.
"Out of Order" (September 2022)
My son plays guitar in a band named “out of order”. They had their first (and last) concert on September 3, 2022 in Rheinfelden (Switzerland).
I had a dream (April 2022)
In 1893 Amélie Zürcher had a dream that the underground below had more potential to nourish her family than the farm she was living on.
The drillings uncovered not the expected oil but potash, which exploitation will however shape the landscape, the economy and the people of the region for the next century.
The exploitation of the 26 mines began in 1904 and survived two world wars, was hit by accidents and strikes and the area changed country between Germany and France four times.
At the beginning of the 21st century the production ceased and the mines had become dilapidated or demolished.
Half a century after its closure a group of former miners continues to maintain the remains of the machines and buildings of Rodolphe II and thereby keeps the memory of the rise and fall of the mining history in Alsace alive.
The in-between people (March 2022)
The area between the river Rhine and the mountains Vosges has over centuries been the subject of hostilities between Germany and France.
After the 30 year war, the Alsace went from the Holy Roman Empire to France in 1648. Based on the peace treaty after the franco-preussian war in 1871 it went back to the German Empire again.
Forty years later during WW1 it became the subject of violent battles between France and Germany, who both claimed historical rights to the area. The people of Alsace sat in-between the dispute. Grown up in the German Empire the younger soldiers fought naturally in the German army, whereas the elder ones had familiar and other ties to the French Empire. Even in families the views were split if the French should be seen as liberators or as occupying force.
The battles in Alsace during WW1 costed the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, which memories are upheld in several necropoles.
