This publication appears on the occasion of the exhibitions Marie José Burki : Un chien sur la route, au passage du promeneur at CRP/ Centre régional de la photographie Hauts-de-France, France (11 March – 28 May 2017) and Marie José Burki: Where was I born and what is my name at the Art Centre Pasquart Biel, Switzerland (2 July – 3 September 2017).