A wide panoramic shot of the Namibian desert in diffused purple light. In the middle of the sandy plain stands a silver Airstream trailer in front of a gentle mountain range. Centered in the image is the text: "3 months in a van. 2 artists. 1 album. One Moment".

ONE MOMENT BY THYLACINE

“It’s the end of the desert, an extremely sparsely populated region. There was no one around, so we were able to set up the caravan and work in an absolutely incredible setting, where every sunrise and sunset was spectacular, with oryxes – you can even spot one in the background of the photo. The landscape felt deeply surreal.” - Thylacine

Sound meets Image: An Audiovisual Journey

When the infinite expanse of Namibia becomes a score: For three months, musician Thylacine and artist Cécile Chabert dissolved the boundaries between sound and vision. In their mobile 1972 Airstream studio, a rare symbiosis emerged for the "Roads Vol. 3" project: Cécile’s visual discoveries flowed directly into William’s compositions, while his sounds shaped her images. It is a multidisciplinary work that makes the silence of the desert audible and its magic visible.

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A framed landscape print hangs on a gray exposed concrete wall above a light wood sideboard. The artwork depicts a vast desert landscape with a silver Airstream trailer in front of gentle mountain ranges under a purple sky. On the sideboard, there is a wooden giraffe figure, two books, headphones, a drum, and a record player with vinyl records.

Thylacine & Cécile Chabert: The Full Story Behind Their One Moment

3 months in a van. 2 artists. 1 album. One Moment

To start, could you please introduce yourselves?

Thylacine : I am Thylacine, William Rezé, musician and composer.

Cécile Chabert : I am Cécile Chabert, photographer and director, and I have been accompanying William on his projects for seven years.

What led you to Namibia?

Thylacine : The starting point was my Airstream caravan converted into an autonomous studio for my Roads project. After Argentina and the Faroe Islands, I wanted to explore a third continent. Southern Africa was completely new to me. Namibia naturally imposed itself: a vast, preserved, and easily accessible country. The idea was to compose in a very different environment.

Cécile Chabert : I had already accompanied William on volume 2, in the Faroes. For this new chapter, it was obvious for me to be there, especially since this project was taking on an even more collaborative dimension. We really imagined it together.

How did the Namibian environment influence your music?

Thylacine : The influence is manifold and difficult to grasp. The climate, the dryness, the heat, but also the encounters with different communities and fragments of the country’s history have nourished the music. These are things that could not have been born elsewhere. I let myself be immersed and I observe what the environment triggers in me.

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Cécile, how did you approach image creation in this context?

Cécile Chabert : For once, I had time. I didn't need to produce immediately. I spent several days simply observing and feeling the atmosphere before taking photos. The images came by themselves when I was ready. This freedom was new and very precious.

How did music and photography feed each other?

Thylacine : This is the first time we have worked so closely. The images were not just a response to the music: Cécile's research, her discoveries, certain places she found, directly inspired tracks. Ideas circulated in both directions.

Was your on-site collaboration planned or spontaneous?

Cécile Chabert : Very spontaneous. Thanks to the caravan, we could stay in one place for as long as we wished. We allowed ourselves to be surprised by what presented itself.

Thylacine : It even happened that we composed a track, and then immediately imagined the images that could accompany it, and filmed them on the spot, in the same environment. An idea would emerge, we would see it through, and in a few days or weeks a complete project would come to life.

What challenges did you encounter in the desert?

Cécile Chabert : The heat was the main difficulty for me. The extreme temperatures sometimes completely paralyzed me. Some days, all I could do was wait for it to cool down.

Thylacine : The roads were also a challenge. Some tracks were too difficult for the caravan, and the vibrations regularly caused damage. Every week, we had to tinker. It was a permanent adventure.

What did you learn about each other during this trip?

Cécile Chabert : I discovered a very sociable William, open to encounters, which is not necessarily his usual temperament.

Thylacine : Yes, in Namibia, I really wanted to reach out to people, to create connections. Cécile, on her side, was more focused on her solitude and her work. We swapped roles a bit.

What was your “One Moment” of the trip?

Cécile Chabert : A landscape in the south of the Namib Desert profoundly marked me. We had passed through it quickly, but I couldn't forget it. The light, the suspended dust, the mountains as far as the eye could see… It was of incredible beauty. We returned there to work.

Thylacine : It was an almost unreal place : alone in the middle of an immense setting, with extraordinary sunrises and sunsets and oryx — and even wild horses. One of the most magical places of the trip.

Why was it important to materialize this trip?

Cécile Chabert : Because digital images accumulate and disappear in our phones. Prints allow us to give a concrete existence back to important moments. That was essential for me.

Thylacine : This project is not limited to music: a whole visual universe accompanies it. With a print or a vinyl in your hands, you relive something much stronger than through a screen.

What did the collaboration with WhiteWall bring?

Thylacine : WhiteWall allowed us to explore printing formats that we hadn't initially considered. This broadened the way we presented the project's story.

Cécile Chabert : It's also thanks to this collaboration that we had the idea of selling prints as merchandise at the end of concerts. A first for us.

Thylacine : This gave a new life to the images surrounding the album.

In three words, how would you describe WhiteWall?

Thylacine & Cécile Chabert : Precision, Expertise and Dedication.

A wide shot at dusk in a rocky desert landscape in Namibia. In the center stands a shiny silver Airstream trailer, serving as a mobile recording studio. A man stands to the right of the vehicle on a small mound of sand, looking towards the camera. The environment features sandy ground and monumental, dark rock formations silhouetted against an intense, glowing orange evening sky.

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A panoramic shot of a vast, arid desert landscape in Namibia under a bright, slightly hazy sky. The foreground is dotted with tufts of pale, dry grass growing on the sandy ground. In the background, a gentle mountain range stretches across the horizon, conveying a sense of stillness and infinite space.

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An atmospheric shot in a rocky Namibian landscape at dusk. In the center stands a tree with striking white bark and widely branched, nearly bare limbs. Behind the trunk, a man in dark clothing is standing, his silhouette partially obscured by the branches. The surroundings consist of dark, rugged rock formations under a pale violet evening sky.

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An atmospheric night shot in the Namibian desert. A silver Airstream trailer is brightly lit from within, casting a warm yellow glow through its open door and windows onto the sandy ground. A man sits relaxed in the doorway of the vehicle. In the background, massive dark rock formations rise up under a deep blue, slightly cloudy night sky.

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About the Artists

Thylacine (William Rezé) is a pioneer of electronic music, composing his work while traveling in a mobile 1972 Airstream studio. From the Andes to his latest album Roads Vol. 3, he transforms geographical exploration into unique sonic landscapes.

Since 2019, the project’s visual identity has been shaped by Cécile Chabert. The independent director and photographer is responsible for the entire visual universe, from photography and graphic design to scenography. Together, they form a creative duo that fuses music and imagery into an inseparable artistic odyssey.

A portrait shot at dusk in the Namibian desert. Musician Thylacine stands in the foreground in front of a silver Airstream trailer, carrying Cécile Chabert on his shoulders. Both are smiling at the camera. Thylacine is wearing a black T-shirt, dark shorts, and a light-colored cap; Cécile is wearing a light brown shirt over a white top. The background features dark silhouettes of the rocky landscape under an orange and blue evening sky.

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