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Elena Augustin - Former Bachelor's student in Art Expertise and Trade
What was your background before IESA?

I did a bachelor’s in finance and applied mathematics. It was a default choice on leaving high school, but a world that didn’t suit me at all.

Why did you choose IESA?

Discovered by chance, IESA seemed to me the ideal compromise between the "market" pragmatism acquired during my three years of Bac+3 Bachelor in Art Expertise and Art Trade and the dreamlike "Art" side.

What did the school bring you?

The school gave me a solid foundation in modern art history but above all broadened my field of vision on all the professional activities surrounding art.

What Is Your Job Today?

Today I am a press officer at a major Parisian fashion house. From internship to internship, I became interested in the link between art and fashion, exhibiting and collecting the creations of the greatest designers. Then one of my projects was noticed by the house, which offered me a position on its communications team. But in parallel, to complete my Master, I put together an exhibition project bridging these two worlds, "Drapés, le tissu dans l’art contemporain" (Draperies: Fabric in Contemporary Art). I do hope to return at some point in my career to art in its purest form.