Jerome Allavena

Born in 1979 in Montreuil, France, Jérôme Allavena explores the potential of the line and trace in drawing, transforming it into a space for experimentation. Using a method of deconstruction and reconstruction, he questions the status, dimensions, and temporality of an image and triggers new viewpoints that a cursory glance might miss. For Allavena, drawing is a design process that expresses its genesis, its 'mental thing,' and its construction, while also capturing its temporality, aiming to represent the elusive fourth dimension.

Allavena obtained his DNSEP from the EESI in Angoulême in 2008. His work gained attention through group exhibitions at art centers like FRAC Poitou-Charentes (2010, 2014), Palais de Tokyo (2010, 2011), and Ricard Corporate Foundation (Paris, 2012), as well as galleries including Galerie Anne Barrault (Paris, 2012), Galerie De Roussan (2012, Biennale de Belleville), and Galerie Houg (Paris, 2015). He has participated in residencies at the Cité des Arts in Paris (2009-2010) and Le Pavillon at the Palais de Tokyo (2010-2011). His work has also been featured in exhibitions abroad, in cities such as Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), Berlin (Germany), Brussels (Belgium), Cork (Ireland), Dallas (United States), Hiroshima (Japan), Geneva (Switzerland), and Helsinki (Finland).