Abraham Poincheval (born 1972 in Alençon, lives and works in Marseille) is an insatiable explorer. Whether by crossing the Alps while pushing a capsule he used as his shelter, or by enclosing himself for a week in a rock, his—itinerant or static—expeditions require total physical commitment. The inhabitable sculptures which the artist conceives are laboratories allowing him to experience time, enclosure or immobility. They are the envelope that hosts the performer, an object that disturbs the landscape, and which exists through word of mouth.

 

The works and performances of Abraham Poincheval are subject to numerous national and international exhibitions and invitations. In 2017, the Palais de Tokyo curated a oneperson show which led him to experience through two new performances (Stone and Egg) the temporalities of the animal and the

mineral kingdoms. Solo exhibitions have recently been hosted at Le musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, l'Institut d'art contemporain - IAC, Villeurbanne, La Criée, centre d'art contemporain, Rennes, le MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine et le Le Frac Paca, Marseille to name a few. In 2019, Abraham Poincheval is part of the International Exhibition of the 15th Lyon Contemporary Art Biennale where his film Walk on Clouds is screened for the first time. His work is held in the collections of the Centre national des arts plastiques - CNAP, Paris, Musée-Forum de l'Aurignacien, Aurignac, MAC VAL, Musée d’Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne, Vitrysur-Seine, Musée d'art du Valais, Sion and FRAC Corse, Franche-Comté, Limousin and Occitanie.

 

 

Parallèle is accompanying Abraham Poincheval's Ruche project since 2020.