CEDRICâS CITY MAGAZINE LUXEMBOURG OKTOBERâ14
QUAND CEDRIC JAMES DĂCIDE DE SâINSTALLER DANS LA RUE POUR COUPER LES CHEVEUX DES PASSANTS, CELA CRĂE LA SURPRISE â ET DE JOLIES HISTOIRES.
ITâS ALWAYS SOMETHING OF A SURPRISE WHEN CEDRIC JAMES SETS UP A CHAIR IN THE STREET AND BEGINS TO CUT THE HAIR OF THOSE PASSING BY.
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âest un passionnĂ©, forcĂ©ment. Comment expliquer sinon que ce coiffeur qui, au quotidien, travaille dans un salon rĂ©putĂ© sâinstalle parfois dans les rues de la ville, ciseaux Ă la main, pour couper les cheveux des passants, de tous Ăąges et de tous horizonsâ? Cela fait des annĂ©es que Cedric James sâadonne Ă cet Ă©trange acte improvisĂ©, gratuit, aussi appelĂ© «âHair Jam sessionâ». «âCâest sans doute une dĂ©marche un peu
naĂŻve de ma part, explique-t-il. Je suis content de rendre service et les Ă©changes sont toujours enrichissants. La coiffure de rue, câest un peu notre street art Ă nous. La rue est un rĂ©servoir incroyable dâinspiration et permet dâatteindre un niveau de crĂ©ativitĂ© intense.â»
ne thing is sure: he is very passionate about his job. How else could you explain that this hairstylist, who usually works in a well-known salon, sometimes decides to take his scissors to the streets of the city and cut the hair of those walking by? Cedric James has been doing these strange improvised âHair Jam sessionsâ for free for a long time now. âI probably have a rather naĂŻve reasoning,â he says. âI like to be of service
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to others and itâs nice to see what kind of interesting interactions come out of these sessions. Cutting hair outside is a bit like street art for hairstylists. The street is a great think-tank. I find a lot of inspiration there and creativity gets turned up a notch.â
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