A weekly visual encounter with someone who elaborates on their relationship with animals.
Estelle Spirig & Lola
The sphinx cat Lola is a strange beauty according to Estelle, her owner. Lola has spent years road-tripping in the USA with Estelle, a photographer, and artist. They both love each other, even though Estelle tends to ask for more space from Lola's affectionate clingy paws after the birth of her children.
Kestra & Balthazar
Originally from New Zealand, but living in London for over ten years, is Kestra. She studies Performance: Design and Practice at Central St Martins. Balthazar, the black cat that lives with her in her apartment in East London, also has a performance background.
Caroline & Norma
Norma has become the star of Caroline's boutique. The black cat loves to take on his role in the atelier everyday. He welcomes, observes and talks constantly. Caroline and Norma are in a very exclusive relationship. Her cat is so loyal to her that, when she is not there, he never fails to express his displeasure in the atelier...
Sébastien Marnier & Billy Johnson
Billy Johnson is a proud, one-meter-long cat with the fangs of a vampire who has chosen green beans as his drugs. Sébastien, director and scriptwriter, is fascinated by this half-Maltese, half-siamese creature, which sprawls himself across his appointed chair.
Guillaume & his pets
After spending his childhood studying, observing and drawing animals, Guillaume became an art agent. Moving between their home in the Loir-et-Cher and Paris where they have a second home, Guillaume and his husband live with about thirty animals... all of them are very unusual.
Nicolas, Nicolas & their menagerie
As children, Nicolas and Nicolas always had animals: dogs, cats, horses, farm animals but also exotic pets (snakes, parrots, monkeys, etc.). Nowadays, they live between Paris and Normandy, surrounded by animals - to whom they speak in French and Dutch.
Virginie, Lilia & Haïku
A unique relationship unites Virginie, Lilia and Haïku, the house cat. Mother and daughter share the story of the special connections Haiku has made with each member of the family.
Marina & Carmen
Because she defines herself as a genuine “cat person”, Marina began researching breeds of cats: she discovered that Korats are playful, sociable and very attached to the humans they live with. She fell in love with "their gray coat, their green eyes, and their small size" and adopted Carmen; for life.
Lia & Rosie
Like Rosie, all the animals I was surrounded by as a child (cats, doves, Japanese fish, Siamese fighter fish and even mice) were considered family members, not pets. She is free to be where she wants to be and doesn't have to worry about others: when I observe her, I sometimes envy her nonchalance.
Henri Guette & Claude
Built on necessarily non-verbal - and very effective - communication, Henri and Claude's life together is ritualised, joyful, symbiotic and sometimes even professional.
Marion & Rintan
Are cats cold? Good question ... Rintan, the sphinx of Marion Roussignol, model AND associate in an audit firm, and Wolf, English teacher, is often cold, and for good reason, he is a naked cat. But don't panic, he's a fluffy cat who could cuddle all day long and who sparks the curiosity of all the people he meets.
Claire Chazal, Fenouil & Flanelle
Claire Chazal has all the makings of a catwoman: charisma, curiosity and calm. She has always had cats, yesterday Flocon and Filou who lived with her and her son. Today Fenouil and Flanelle: the first one is a rather bold adventurer, the second one looks like Elizabeth Taylor with her diamond river around her neck. Two abandoned cats who were saved by her son, and yes, dogs don't make cats.
Denis Michelis & Ernest
A few months ago, author Denis Michelis published "Encore une journée divine" (Another divine day) published by Notabilia, expressing a hallucinated monologue of a guru locked up in a psychiatric hospital. He is a great admirer of children's tales, and his cat Ernest could have come out of one of Grimm's tales, and that doesn't displease him…
Joseph Schiano di Lombo
He takes selfies with the cows on his Instagram account @selfies.vaches and even wrote a music album for dogs. He poses with his roommate's cat.
Stéphanie de Saint Simon, Yto & Kiking
Stephanie grew up on her grandparents' farm in the 1970s. It was home to all sorts of exotic animals, even a lion. Now Stephanie owns an Indian restaurant in the 6th arrondissement of Paris and has two beautiful Maicoons.
Isabelle Juy, Matthieu Lott, Moka, Milk & the Bees
Isabelle and Matthieu are architects. They live in Paris with their children Arsène and Mai. Matthieu's hobby is beekeeping. He does this together with his son.