Part-time soldier (Swiss Press Text 2019, by Olivier Buchs)

Part-time soldier

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2019

Olivier Buchs

A refresher course at the Payerne military infirmary. This immersive report aims to offer outsiders the experience of a world unknown to the general public, one that operates in near-self-sufficiency. It's an opportunity to take stock of a militia system in light of a real-life experience.

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Olivier Buchs / Swiss Press Award

Olivier Buchs

Etudiant, Basse-Nendaz, 1986

Issu d’un laboratoire. A l’uni, on lui trouve une plume dans la main. L’expérience humaine enduit l’instrument avec lequel, d’abord, il versifie. Aujourd’hui chercheur de vérité, il passe le réel au tamis sans laisser s’échapper sa poésie.

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Part-time soldier (Swiss Press Text 2019, by Olivier Buchs) - Swiss Press Award