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Lawyers and surgeons wear uniforms which show their status within society. What happens when they are taken off? 
Olivier Roller's approach is to destabilise his models, to take them outside of their comfort zone to create singular images.

A Photographic Pause

Lawyers and surgeons wear uniforms which show their status within society. What happens when they wear normal clothes?

8. Lawyers and Surgeons

Olivier Roller regularly takes photographs of “the mute”, his nickname for his taciturn mother. His approach is to destabilise his models, to take them outside of their comfort zone to create the images he wants.

Olivier Roller regularly takes photographs of “the mute”, his nickname for his taciturn mother.

9. The Mute

At the end of his photo shoots, Olivier Roller always takes a photo of himself and his subject together, without telling them. His approach is to destabilise his subjects, to take them outside of their comfort zone to create singular images.

At the end of his photo shoots, Olivier Roller always takes a photo of himself and his subject together.

10. Self-Portraits

We give Charles Berling, French actor, director and screenwriter, carte blanche. He takes us to Toulon, where he grew up and where he heads the Freedom Theatre. In a bus, he meets Dominique, who drives the line 1. The actor and director traces the story of this woman battered by life, but animated by an irrepressible energy. A tender and funny portrait.

Charles Berling

We give Charles Berling, French actor, director and screenwriter, carte blanche

Square Artist

Cartoonist Ulli Lust, author of the graphic novel ‘Today is the Last day of the Rest of Your Life’ and fellow artist Kai Pfeiffer go to Poland to explore Białowieża, the last primeval forest in Europe where Bison still roam.

Cartoonists Ulli Lust and Kai Pfeiffer go to Poland to explore Białowieża, the last primeval forest in Europe. 

Carte Blanche to Ulli Lust

Blixa Bargeld, singer of the German rock band Einstürzenden Neubauten is an underground icon. For Square Artist, he shot a portrait of Dror Feiler, musician, composer and Israeli activist who lives in Stockholm.

Carte Blanche to Blixa Bargeld

Blixa Bargeld, singer of the German rock band Einstürzenden Neubauten is an underground icon

Square Artiste: Bargeld

Fukushima, Mon Amour is the latest film by Doris Dörrie, released in March in German cinemas. For Square Artist, the director - very popular in Germany - has chosen to paint an intimate portrait of Butoh dancer Tadashi Endo.

Director Doris Dörrie paints an intimate portrait of Butoh dancer Tadashi Endo.

Square Artist: Doris Dörrie

The great chef from Aveyron, Michel Bras, makes the most of his episode of Square by shining the spotlight on the life of André Valadier, a local farmer who has fought all his life to save his land from the trap of a industrialised agriculture.

The great chef from Aveyron, Michel Bras, makes the most of his episode of Square by shining the spotlight on the life of André Valadier, a local farmer

Square Artist: Michel Bras

The German novelist David Safier profiles Daniel Magel, an 'everyday hero'. Born in Kazakhstan, he emigrated with his parents to Bremen. Alcohol, drugs and violence shaped his adolescence. But sport saved him. And now he works with youths and prisoners to show them its transformative power.

Sport saved him. And now he works with youths and prisoners to show them its transformative power

Square Artist: David Safier

Before, it was simple: there was selfishness or altruism. Either we got rich or we helped others. But now these binary divisions are fading. A supporter of effective altruism, the young philosopher William MacAskill proposes to go even further with "arithmetic altruism". This is, applying the concept of profitability to charitable contributions.

Earth of Women helps women and girls to escape the vicious cycle of poverty, forced marriage and prostitution

Politics and society
Switching viewpoints

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8. Lawyers and Surgeons

9. The Mute

10. Self-Portraits

Square Artist

Carte Blanche to Ulli Lust

Square Artiste: Bargeld

Square Artist: Doris Dörrie

Square Artist: Michel Bras

Square Artist: David Safier

Square Artist: Sibel Kekilli

Politics and societySwitching viewpoints

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8. Lawyers and Surgeons

9. The Mute

10. Self-Portraits

Square Artist

Carte Blanche to Ulli Lust

Square Artiste: Bargeld

Square Artist: Doris Dörrie

Square Artist: Michel Bras

Square Artist: David Safier

Square Artist: Sibel Kekilli

Politics and society
Switching viewpoints