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 <i>Ongoing project written at first person as Robin Bantigny.</i>
-After moving to Provence, in Marseille, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santon_(figurine) Santons from Provence] quickly caught my attention with the Santons market in the Old Port, which takes place in december. Well before Christmas 2022, my partner and I began building a secular nativity scene combining santons made by santonniers and santons made by me. The later represented wild animals (unlike the traditional domestic animals) and characters looking like my partner and I in a fantasy world. I quickly got caught up in this art form and added my mother and her dog, my brother, my father-in-law, my brother-in-law, my best friend, a couple of friends, my sister and her family, my cousin, etc. to the nativity scene.
+After moving to Provence, in Marseille, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santon_(figurine) Santons from Provence] quickly caught my attention with the Santons market in the Vieux port, which takes place in december. Well before Christmas 2022, my partner and I began building a secular nativity scene combining santons made by santonniers and santons made by me. The later represented wild animals (unlike the traditional domestic animals) and characters looking like my partner and I in a fantasy world. I quickly got caught up in this art form and added my mother and her dog, my brother, my father-in-law, my brother-in-law, my best friend, a couple of friends, my sister and her family, my cousin, etc. to the nativity scene.
 All these vernacular representations of loved ones served as gifts, and I hope to create an emotional connection to these “cute” figurines in their recipients. I would even be tempted to give them a magical dimension: they are closer to talismans and amulets <ref>Their paper packaging was also carefully designed, like the cases for amulets and other charms.</ref> than framed photographic portraits.