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Comment and debate

The image of women – who actually decides?

An interview with photographer and author Franziska Gilli about being a woman in Italy.

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Between reasons of state and journalistic integrity.

The German-Palestinian journalist Farid Dabour on media, power and responsibility

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What some people see in a picture – and others miss.

Transcultural perspectives show how differently people read images – and which hidden clues only some can see.

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‘Why should I watch this right now?’.

TikTok researcher Marcus Bösch on attitude, platforms and why good journalism should still be seen today.

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A cup of closeness.

A table, two chairs and an attempt to start talking to each other again. Five encounters between strangers explore the art of talking – and listening.

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‘It was really lovely here!’.

Thoughts on the temporality of photography – and what Roland Barthes might have said about Nina Hagen’s pop hit ‘Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen’.

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Images in spite of all: photographic testimony from Auschwitz.

In his groundbreaking study ‘Images malgré tout’, Georges Didi-Huberman contradicts the thesis that the Holocaust cannot be represented. His approach to the photographs from Auschwitz sparked a controversy.

Reconstruction of a negative strip by Alberto Errera, taken in Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944
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Forever in your bytes.

A conversation with ChatGPT about morality, diversity and parallels with Spike Jonze’s film ‘Her’

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A second life for building materials.

The construction industry is one of the biggest consumers of raw materials and at the same time the world’s largest producer of waste. Reclaiming building components could help reduce the problem.

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