This is a black-and-white portrait featuring three individuals—two women and one man—standing side-by-side against a backdrop of light-colored, vertically pleated curtains. The subjects are posed in a way that suggests a shared, playful, yet intellectual theme: all three are looking toward the camera with slight smiles, each resting their chin on one hand in a "thinking" gesture. On the left is a young woman with dark, straight hair and a bright, wide smile. She is wearing a light-colored, textured knit sweater. In the center is a woman with lighter hair pulled back, wearing a subtle smile. She is dressed in a dark, chunky, textured cardigan over jeans and is wearing a watch on her left wrist. On the right is a man with dark, wavy, shoulder-length hair, a beard, and glasses. He has a knowing smirk and is wearing a dark, long-sleeved graphic t-shirt. The shirt features white designs, including a chain and lightning bolt pattern on the sleeve and stylized text on the chest that includes the word "BRAVE." The overall composition is clean and centered, with the black-and-white medium emphasizing the textures of their clothing and the vertical lines of the background curtains. Given the provided context, the image serves as a professional yet approachable group portrait of the researchers Charmaine Kong, Laura Wohlgemuth, and Alessandro Pellanda.

12 Talking Trash: Researchers from the Articulating Rubbish Project on the Infrastructures of Waste

Blue-collar workers, the "gratis zum mitnehmen" campaign, the social life of things and the moral economy of recycling. What's behind the infrastructure of waste? Socio-linguists Charmaine Kong, Alessandro Pellanda, and Laura Wohlgemuth guide us through the language of waste in Switzerland and beyond, tracing the signs and systems that shape how we value and discard.