Raymond Reuter & Claude Frisoni
Du puzzle à la mosaïque
101 portraits | 2 artists
Du puzzle à la mosaïque – Le Luxembourg, singulier parce que pluriel brings together 101 portraits by Luxembourgish photojournalist Raymond Reuter and texts by renowned writer Claude Frisoni, offering a compelling portrait of Luxembourg’s cultural diversity.
Curated by Emanuela Mazzonis and originally organized by the Chambre des salariés, the project is the result of two years of research and documentary work by Frisoni and Reuter. Through eight chapters written by Frisoni and accompanied by Reuter’s portraits, the project explores the many faces, stories and backgrounds that shape Luxembourg today.
Once a country marked by emigration and poverty, Luxembourg has become one of Europe’s most multicultural nations. According to official STATEC data, as of January 1, 2025, foreign residents account for 47% of the country’s population, with 180 nationalities represented across its 2,586 square kilometres.
Rather than reducing this diversity to statistics, Du puzzle à la mosaïque gives it a human face. Researchers, musicians, engineers, dancers, priests, chefs, teachers, factory workers, athletes, artisans, doctors, architects, drivers, hairdressers, restaurateurs and many others come together in this visual narrative. Each portrait reveals an individual story, shaped by different cultures, languages, professions, generations and personal histories.
In dialogue with Frisoni’s texts, Reuter’s photographs reveal the richness and complexity of a society built through the convergence of countless individual experiences. Like the pieces of a mosaic, each person is singular, yet each contributes to a larger image — that of a Luxembourg shaped by its plurality.
The project ultimately transforms the notion of the puzzle, a closed composition whose meaning is complete once assembled, into that of the mosaic: an open, evolving structure capable of embracing new stories and a shared future. Through these 101 portraits, Du puzzle à la mosaïque offers not only a portrait of Luxembourg today, but also a reflection on how a country’s identity is continually shaped, enriched and rewritten by the people who call it home.
As Edward Steichen wrote in the introduction to The Family of Man: “The art of photography is a dynamic process of giving form to ideas and of explaining man to man.”
About the Artists
Claude Frisoni is a leading figure in Luxembourg’s cultural and literary scene. He has held several prominent cultural positions, including General Coordinator of Luxembourg European Capital of Culture 1995, and General Director of the Abbaye de Neumünster. He is also the author of twelve books and a long-standing contributor to Luxembourg’s cultural life.
Raymond Reuter is a renowned Luxembourgish photographer and photojournalist. Co-founder of Luxnews, he later worked as an international reporter for the prestigious Sygma agency in Paris. His work has extensively documented Luxembourg and its society.
