Constellations

Editorial illustrations for Le Temps – Constellations section

Creation of four editorial illustrations for Le Temps, the leading French-language daily newspaper in Switzerland, as part of the cultural section Constellations.

Located on the last page of the newspaper, this section features a visual and editorial portrait of a Swiss or international personality making cultural news. Each illustration is conceived as a visual synthesis, combining storytelling, symbolic elements and biographical references.

The four illustrations highlight figures from various cultural fields:
• Laure Adler – A major figure in the French cultural landscape, journalist, producer and essayist, portrayed through elements reflecting her intellectual and media engagement.
• Marguerite – A singer revealed through Star Academy, representing a new generation of artists, illustrated through elements inspired by her musical and stage universe.
• Thierry Jobin – Director of the Fribourg International Film Festival, featured on the occasion of the festival’s 50th anniversary, with a composition referencing cinema and his role as a cultural curator.
• Jean Lermier – Director of the Théâtre de Carouge, an important figure in the Swiss theatre scene, depicted through elements related to stage direction and theatrical space.

Each illustration incorporates specific visual details echoing the background, universe and identity of each personality, within an approach to editorial illustration that is both narrative and conceptual.

This project is part of a broader practice of illustration for the press, where images interact with text to offer a sensitive, concise and contemporary reading of cultural news.