#compagnons

Marseille, il y a maintenant 3 semaines. Il y avait au MuCEM, une expo "Passions Partagées" sur la collection d'Yvon Lambert, face à certains objets du musée.

Urbain Ollié - chef-d'œuvre de sabotier - Caylus (Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie), fin XIXe s.

Saint Isidore, patron des laboureurs - Bretagne, début XVIIIe s.

François Georgin - bois d'impression "Valeur et Humanité" - Epinal, 1830

Vik Muniz : "Le Semeur, d'après Van Gogh" (difficile à comprendre, c'est la photo d'une installation de milliers de fleurs coupées)

Marvel at Tiny, Perfect Staircases Made by a Secret Society of French Woodworkers

Who are the compagnons?

Since the Middle Ages, France’s “compagnons” have lived idiosyncratic existences, steeped in mystery, ritual, and a devotion to their trades. Even today, these master craftsmen have certain quirks: As young people, they live in boarding houses together in towns across France, where they spend their days learning and training to become the country’s greatest tradespeople. After six months in one place, each tradesman will pack up and move on to another French town, and a new hostel, to learn more skills under a new master. Thanks Atlas Obscura.