Self-taught photographer, Matthieu Salvaing lives in Paris and works worldwide.
He tells us how he started out at a very young age, and how encounters have punctuated his career, right up until he quite naturally specialised in architecture, design, travel and lifestyle.
While it can be said that Matthieu Salvaing produces location portraits whom he photographs for the leading architects, the most renowned and cutting-edge magazines, he is also a portraitist with a keen eye for interior design. The women and men he photographs are always placed in a setting that reveals a great deal about the protagonists.
Through his photos, you feel that he is extremely precise and attentive; he immediately captures the soul, the place, and the intention.
In this interview, Matthieu Salvaing takes us on a journey to the Camargue, his native region, and Brazil, his adopted country. His voice is full of his native South and his movements can be heard on the mic, he is so animated when he speaks!
I was captivated by her story, and charmed by her energy.
At the end of the interview, I added a mini bonus, a sort of tie-breaker question asked by Alexandra Senes, a long-standing mutual friend.
Granddaughter of the painter François Bret, who founded the’Luminy School of Fine Arts and Architecture in Marseille,
And daughter of Marie-Christine and Roger Pailhas, famous for the eponymous gallery in Marseille and also founder of Art dealers, which he liked to describe as «the smallest art fair in the world»,
Julie Pailhas has always been immersed in art — and entrepreneurship.
She started alongsideOlivier Saillard at the Fashion Museum in Marseille, before doing an internship in the press department of Dries Van Noten in Paris.
From opportunity to recommendation, Julie then worked as a fashion stylist and artistic director for numerous iconic magazines for 25 years.
And then lockdown called her back to her home city, Marseille, where she created in 2021 Inanimate Objects, her flat-gallery.
Stylist – curator – gallery owner, Julie is renowned for her discerning eye, her flair and a certain radicalism.
It was the first time I'd met her, and I couldn't leave!
Together, we naturally talked about her journey, and how she managed to find her place within such a family; ;
And, of course, the design and organisation of its exhibitions, whether held on-site or off-site; ;
From its business model; ;
And how and why it differs from a traditional gallery.
With the desire to showcase emerging or established artists, Julie Pailhas has created, in her own home, a unique space that reflects her personality and brings people together.
Portrait of Julie and her cat Momo in her flat-gallery in Marseille © Florian Touzet
If you’d like to find out more about what I call Creative Management, I dedicated a full episode to it a few months ago.
Today, I would like to take a closer look at one aspect of Creative Management: team-building.
What exactly does it involve?
What are the benefits?
I also share a great example, as well as a counter-example, from my own experience as an employee.
And bonus: I talk about my favourite sports coach, Ted Lasso. (no spoiler as I haven’t started Series 4 yet).
If you're interested in offering your team a workshop / team-building / training session, do drop me an email! lbm@lilibonnet.com
I can organise and facilitate almost anywhere in the world 🙂
