From the Latin "Agens", the present participle of the verb Agos, meaning "to act for"... In the morning, I reflect on my multiple lives... Collector or seeker of folk art, I always gather images and texts that I later use in my notebooks. For as long as I can remember, I have pursued my aesthetic approach on 11 x 7 cm formats, drawing, writing, walking through city streets—it is, in my secret way, my artist's life.

An Egyptologist by training, an antique dealer, or more likely a "conduit," I cherish the stories invented through encounters. From an adventure carried out over the course of 2020, I learned how to cultivate a sourdough starter. I observed the starter, its development influenced by the environments it inhabited (air composition, humidity) and the hands that carried it, with all their history, emotions, pH levels, and bacteria—and also by what the mixing bowl itself conveyed, what it had held, and sometimes preserved...

In short, this detour on my journey as an agent made me realize the importance of humility in all our actions, how our lives, thoughts, and work are inherently collective. Tourrette represents this journey, where "making" is more a growth process from active materials, a process of accompanying artists and bringing their projects to life. It is driven by the idea of a shared and enriching adventure, one rooted in observation, sensitivity, attentiveness, and ambition. An ambition for artistic growth and influence.

It becomes the sourdough starter I had been waiting for.