ALBEN DONALD DOLLARS, 2026 Resin sculpture with real 1 dollar notes included 28 x 16 x 16 cm Gift of the artist Inspired by the New Realists, Alben's sculptural work developed in the early 2000s. He reuses objects from everyday life, accumulating them and freezing them in resin. In 2004, while working in the aeronautical industry, he signed up for the Salon des Artistes Indépendants. His work was quickly spotted and and exhibited in galleries in France and abroad, including Asia and the United States, where several solo several solo shows. Alben doesn't plan his works; they are the fruit of a chance encounter from which the desire is born. During his travels, he systematically starts by scouring second-hand goods and flea markets in search of objects. Exploring societies through what they throw away is an ongoing approach. Accumulations, assemblages and shifts, his sculptures cultivate transparency and and inclusion. "His project densifies an impalpable space and theatricalises transparency in a thing of equivocal status. equivocal status. It is precisely this ambiguity between materiality and aerial data that stands out as a major characteristic of his research. a major characteristic of Alben's research. This is perfectly clear in his sculptures, which go far beyond the traditional framework. the traditional framework. * He has taken part in exhibitions in New York, San Francisco, Miami, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Mexico... *ALBEN: a work in the future tense. Catherine Fondimare, January 2024. Website: www.albenfactory.com Instagram : @albenfactory