I wanted to propose a special episode to wrap up season 3 of the podcast.
So this month, I'm taking you to the maritime pine forest of the Arcachon Basin, in La Teste-de-Buch, at Sylvain Gobeil.
Self-taught, Sylvain He has had 15 lives and 50 jobs, in France and Quebec.
Today he is a resin tapper; he harvests pine resin using a modern technique that is much more respectful of the tree, therefore of the environment, and of humans.
Founder of the brand Expert Gem, it produces musical rosin and thus offers a hand-crafted alternative, much healthier than industrial rosin. While also helping to maintain the forest, an emblem of local heritage.
So how is this episode different?
First, because we talked about everything except business – and yet, I tried!
Then, because it’s a family episode. With my husband as a guest, Philippe Drevet, musician.
And because we also spoke about Thomas, Sylvain's son. And how supporting his neuroatypical child with specific needs allowed him to become aware of his own differences and learning difficulties.
It's a deeply human episode, centred on the heart and sensitivity; ;
Quality over quantity; ;
And on solidarity.
I met Emmanuelle Roule Thanks to Charlotte Brunet, LA Marseillaise is indispensable. The Charlotte Brunet Agency She offers the curation and organization of sensitive experiences, and in particular artistic projects. She thus introduced me to gems, including a workshop visit with Emmanuelle Roule.
Born in Saint-Etienne, now based in Marseille after living and working in Paris and abroad, Emmanuelle Roule is a designer, art director and ceramist.
A graduate of ENSAMAA Olivier de Serres, Emmanuelle started out in graphic design before discovering ceramics almost by chance.
Whether she talks to us about bees, geology or design, Emmanuelle offers a rich and technical analysis without being hermetic. Quite the opposite.
Because everything she undertakes is guided by a great curiosity and a desire to break down the barriers between all disciplines.
Immediate embarkation for a journey to the center of the Earth.
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
