VIDEO. He immersed himself in the streets of Toulouse and made us discover his secrets… with BigFlo and Oli
By Sarah Gilot
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“To grasp all the richness of Toulouse, you have to go further than the famous song” by Nougaro, launches Patrick Baud, aka Axolot, at the start of his video. The one that is part of a series entitled “Strange Stopover” was published on Youtube by the videographer at the end of June 2022. In it, it reveals the streets of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) and highlights its monuments and its wealth.
“It’s a series of 5 videos, where I discover 5 cities in France. I chose those that seemed to me the most interesting. I did Nice, Strasbourg, Nantes, Lyon, and now Toulouse.”
“In Toulouse, there are two things that flow: time and the Garonne”
Through this video, Axolot retraces the history of the city and its monuments, “I had to do research on the Internet and on books. I also contacted the tourist office and the town hall, confides the videographer, then of course, I asked Toulouse residents on Instagram for the places to see.
The sculpture “The child in the dunce cap”the Natural History Museumthe crypt at the Palais de Justice… All the monuments and places dear to the Pink City pass there. Without forgetting the discussions with directors and experts who are worth the detour.
Video guests
In every city, Patrick Baud receives a guest with whom he discovers a monument or place in the city that was dear to him, like Alexandre Astier for Lyon. For Toulouse, the choice was ” obvious “ for the videographer, and not one, but two guests joined him.
“I invited BigFlo and Oli with me, they’re like the little princes of the city, and I’ve wanted to do something with them for several years. We went to the Saint-Sernin Basilica together, it was especially for Flo who told me that she was important to him. It gives a moving sequence, because we were able to climb with the priest to the top of the Basilica. They reviewed their lives through this tower.”
The trio then went to the Cité de l’Espace, where surprises are to be discovered in the video… because the Toulouse rappers did not let Axolot go empty-handed.
Rediscover Toulouse
“I had only come to Toulouse 2/3 times for signings, I had lots of cliches about the city: the Capitol, the Pink City, etc… And now I have the image of a very rich and surprising city. And that’s what I want to convey in my videos” says Patrick Baud.
Through his videos, he seeks to “remind us that the French do not know everything about France, and that it is worth exploring”. Mission accomplished according to him, since the YouTube video even managed to surprise Toulouse residents:
“Each time, I get feedback from locals who tell me ‘I always pass by, I didn’t know there was that’, and that was the case in Toulouse. It’s a joy and a source of pride to make people discover things from their cities.”
The video ends on a few notes from the Toulouse rapper duo in the Ball of Rangueil… prefaced by Axolot’s commentary: “I told you that to grasp all the richness of Toulouse, you shouldn’t go any further than Nougaro’s song. Through two local children, she will catch up with us… »
The video is just waiting for you here.
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