This panel discussion brings together diverse perspectives to question the “proper distance” to maintain between necessary empathy and essential critical reflection in the face of contemporary crises. From using satellite imagery to document threatened heritage to subverting mass surveillance data, the discussion explores the responsibility of our own gaze in the face of visual overexposure.
How can we construct a narrative capable of bearing witness without betrayal? Caught between the vertigo of vision and the risk of denial, the speakers offer a profound analysis of the forms of montage and storytelling that structure our relationship with truth and memory in the post-truth era.
In collaboration with Lët’z Arles, the University of Luxembourg, and the Institut français
Guest speakers
Jude Hamze, artist and architect at Heritage Watch AI
Carine Krecké, artist and author
Gian Maria Tore, Assistant Professor in Visual Studies at the University of Luxembourg
Moderator: Cécilia Zunt-Radot, Director of Lët’z Arles
Biographies
Jude Hamze is an architect and photographer. She collaborates with Heritage Watch AI on the digital preservation of conflict-threatened heritage using photogrammetry and 3D modeling tools, while exploring the fragility of Middle Eastern urban contexts through her artistic practice.
Carine Krecké is an interdisciplinary Luxembourgish artist and author. Her work explores the links between visual arts, geopolitics, and surveillance, utilizing investigative methods based on open-source data analysis to blur the boundaries between reality and fiction.
Gian Maria Tore is an assistant professor at the University of Luxembourg, specializing in semiotics and visual studies. His research focuses on the analysis of media forms and the encounter with the artwork, with a particular expertise in the history of editing and montage forms.
The 12th edition of Luxembourg Art Week will take place from November 20 to 22, 2026.