Luxembourgish landscapes
Between 2003 and 2011 I lived mostly in Luxembourg. I took pictures of things that surprised me, intrigued me but also of things that I found somewhat disturbing. Fascinated by the multilingual character of the Luxembourgish society, I started discovering its’ Italian and Portuguese diasporas as well as its’ industrial past. The displayed pictures are a short summary of my life there.
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Le grand banquier statue, 2003
A statue of a grand banker in the Kirschberg district of the city of Luxembourg where many banks have their offices.
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Luxembourg, 2005
An exhibition in the old part of the Luxembourg city.
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Luxembourg city, 2007
A relief with the names of the Luxembourgish cities, decorating one of the walls of the centre of the city of Luxembourg.
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Monkey, 2007
A monkey kept in a transparent glass cage was part of some street art project exposed in the downtown. I do not recall the name of the artist, neither the idea of the piece itself. The chained monkey though caught my eye as it became a seasonal element of the urban oddity.
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Brewery, 2007
A brewery. And its' add.
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Esch sur Alzette, 2009
A house in the city.
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Esch, 2008
A cinema.
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Club of the Italian youth, 2008
The seat of the Club of the Italian youth in the industrial city of Esch-sur-Alzette. Italian migrants often settled in that region offering work in the steel sector.
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Esch, 2008
A catholic church in the industrial city of Esch sur Alzette.
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Non existing window, 2009
A detail of a house in Esch sur Alzette.
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Indian restaurant, 2008
An Indian restaurant in the centre of Esch-sur-Alzette, in a building from the 1960s.
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Luxembourg, 2006
A local restaurant with the information about the seasonal delicacy.
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Luxembourg, 2008
A temporary decoration in the front of the city hall on the occasion of the European Capital of culture.
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Esch-sur-Alzette, 2008
A Portuguese flag in the front of a demolished house. The Portuguese Luxembourgers constitute already 16% of the Luxembourgish population and a half of the inhabitants of the city Esch-sur-Alzette.
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Esch-sur-Alzette, 2007
A tribute to a steelworker on a house in the centre of the city.