{"id":2,"date":"2026-05-09T10:54:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-05-10T17:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:00:12","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eecfcad0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-background\" 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has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\">Places, people, silence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\">visual essays<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">BY XAVIER RIGAUX<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-6388d5dc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div 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style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Photography<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MG_2050-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MG_2050-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MG_2050-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MG_2050-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MG_2050-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MG_2050-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essays<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/za-1-of-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/za-1-of-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/za-1-of-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/za-1-of-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/za-1-of-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/za-1-of-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Last essays<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-0fed8f92 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-111 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/tuol-sleng-les-traces-du-silence\/\" target=\"_self\" >Tuol Sleng &#8211; Les traces du silence<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u00c0 Phnom Penh, l\u2019ancien lyc\u00e9e devenu prison S-21 conserve une atmosph\u00e8re presque irr\u00e9elle. Les murs semblent encore absorber les voix disparues.Tuol Sleng n\u2019est pas seulement un mus\u00e9e du g\u00e9nocide Khmer rouge ; c\u2019est un lieu o\u00f9 le silence devient mati\u00e8re. Les portraits, les pi\u00e8ces vides, la lumi\u00e8re dure et les traces laiss\u00e9es sur les murs&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T21:04:09+00:00\">May 9, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-110 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/mayotte-lile-orpheline\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mayotte &#8211; L\u2019\u00eele orpheline<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u00c0 quelques centaines de kilom\u00e8tres des Comores, Mayotte porte les contradictions silencieuses d\u2019un territoire suspendu entre Afrique, migration et R\u00e9publique fran\u00e7aise. Derri\u00e8re les cartes postales tropicales, l\u2019\u00eele r\u00e9v\u00e8le une tension permanente : pauvret\u00e9 massive, pression migratoire, jeunesse abandonn\u00e9e, fractures identitaires et d\u00e9pendance \u00e9conomique.Dans les villages de t\u00f4le, les routes poussi\u00e9reuses et les regards d\u2019enfants, se&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T21:03:38+00:00\">May 9, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-109 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/magha-puja-lumieres-dans-la-nuit\/\" target=\"_self\" >Magha Puja &#8211; Lumi\u00e8res dans la nuit<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pendant Magha Puja, les temples se remplissent lentement de lumi\u00e8re. Les fid\u00e8les tournent autour des sanctuaires, bougie \u00e0 la main, dans une procession silencieuse o\u00f9 spiritualit\u00e9 et quotidien se confondent.Au-del\u00e0 du rituel, la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie r\u00e9v\u00e8le une autre relation au temps : plus lente, plus collective, presque m\u00e9ditative. Les visages \u00e9clair\u00e9s par les flammes, les gestes&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T21:03:35+00:00\">May 9, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#e7e7e7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Belgian photographer and communication professional exploring human atmospheres, and cultural contrasts through photography and visual storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MORE ABOUT ME &#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03732-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50\" style=\"width:236px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03732-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03732-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03732-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03732-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xavierrigaux.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03732.jpg 1252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photography, Places, people, silence visual essays BY XAVIER RIGAUX Photography Essays About Last essays Belgian photographer and communication professional exploring human atmospheres, and cultural contrasts through photography and visual storytelling. 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