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Magic up close to what’s real — and to how we look

As a mentalist and magician, I work close-up, stage, and hybrid formats where technique meets mentalism or digital tools. What guides me is wonder with substance — space to see differently how we perceive, anticipate, and tell ourselves what is happening before our eyes.

A passion since childhood

Magic, training, and how I read the room

Magic has fascinated me since I was a child — that mix of wonder, gentle tension, and instant connection with others. Beyond the trick itself, what draws me is when people share one focused moment together: the performance becomes alive, shared, human.

To shape that passion, I was fortunate to learn and grow especially alongside Hiro — a mentalist and magician in Paris with a rigorous practice of close-up and stage work. His site hiromagie.fr reflects his world: artistic discipline, direct connection with the public, and a way of making illusion live across very different settings. That outlook has deeply influenced mine — from close-up and mentalism to formats that speak to digital culture.

Over time, magic above all helped me understand human psychology better: where attention goes, how we anticipate, what moves or reassures us. A good effect never works by accident — it plays with mechanisms close to what cognitive science studies: mental load, attentional bias, anchoring, confirmation bias, the stories our minds complete on their own. Knowing them means using them with care and respect: surprise without humiliation, wonder without cheap manipulation. Reading the room that way is what guides my work — on stage and up close.

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Three threads in how I work

Professionalism — presence — adaptability

  • Professionalism

    Clear framing, listening, and technical care. Solid reference points so the magic stays readable and refined — everyone knows where to look.

  • Experience

    Very different settings — small groups, larger rooms, indoors or out — shaped into pacing, attention, and what still matters after the trick.

  • Adaptability

    Every moment has its own weight: length, format, and tone can shift so the magic serves the people there and the feel of the space — not the other way around.

Complementary specialties

From intimate close-up to more frontal moments, including formats that speak to digital culture — many ways to share wonder.

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    Close-up & walkaround

    Cards, everyday objects, tight back-and-forth with the room: intimate formats where connection grows in proximity — no stage or screen required.

  • Mentalism

    Suggestion, intuition, impossible coincidences — a register that holds attention and stretches the conversation around real topics: innovation, communication, decision-making, or any thread you want to explore.

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  • Magician holding a tablet with a stage-curtain frame on screen, presenting a bottle as if produced from the device

    Magic & technology

    When tech meets illusion: contemporary visual pieces for people who like mixing cards, screens, and story — without letting gadgets erase presence.

Different ways of being together

When many people share the same space

In a shared setting — professional or not — magic can act as a spark: renew curiosity, soften the air, give wonder a common language. Not a communications template — another way to be present together.

Smaller circles

Around a table or in a living room, when faces already know each other: magic can add surprise without forcing the tone — sometimes light, sometimes more reflective, always leaning into connection rather than noise.

Coming soon: video highlights