With or without?

This is the poster from the Philo Forum | This year’s Le Monde Le Mans.

The topic was challenging: Never without my enemy?
Do we always need an enemy? And what role does it play in our lives?

These were the questions I found myself asking. I began to imagine how the two sides — opponent and self — actually intertwine.

An enemy, whether internal or external, is part of who we are. I thought of it as “a common root” a shared idea, with feelings that are both connected and in contrast.

I reflected on how much our “opponent” mirrors us, and from there, my work began to take shape. In any dialogue, neither side ever remains fully itself; they inevitably influence one another.