Collection: JORDAN JOEVIN

JORDAN JOÉVIN, FRENCH SCULPTOR AND DESIGNER, BORN IN 1992 IN ORANGE, LIVES AND WORKS IN MARSEILLE. HE SHAPES A SINGULAR BODY OF WORK WHERE CRACKS IN ASPHALT AND URBAN TEXTURES BECOME THE MATERIALS OF A CONTEMPORARY MYTHOLOGY. TRAINED AT THE BEAUX-ARTS OF MONTPELLIER AND AT SINT LUKAS INSTITUTE IN GHENT, HE DRAWS FROM THE COLORS OF THE CITY TO ELEVATE SO-CALLED “POOR” MATERIALS—PATINATED STEEL, CONCRETE, RAW PLASTIC—INTO POETIC FRAGMENTS. HIS SCULPTURES, SUCH AS LA FORCE AGENOUILLÉE (FURNITURE-SCULPTURE, 2025), COMBINE CLASSICAL REFERENCES WITH THE RAW LANGUAGE OF FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECTURE, CREATING HYBRID OBJECTS BETWEEN ANCIENT RUINS AND POST-INDUSTRIAL REMAINS.

AT GALERIE PARADIS, HIS WORKS ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE WITH THE RAW SPACE OF THE FORMER FACTORY, REVEALING A TENSION BETWEEN URBAN MEMORY AND FORMAL REINVENTION.