Formed at the Haute École des Arts du Rhin (HEAR), Ouissem Moalla (born in 1990 in Stockholm) explores themes of space and memory in his work, drawing inspiration from the research of historian Frances A. Yates. He draws from popular and literary culture, myths, and major texts, with language as a recurring thread. This takes shape through performances, installations, and paintings in which he questions space, our relationship to places, cosmogony, and beliefs.

Whether in Mulhouse, where his studio is located, or during residencies (Motoco&co Tokyo 2018; CEEAC - Basis E.v. Frankfurt 2023; Villa Salammbô Institut français Tunisia 2024), he works with the remnants of industrial ruins (G.O.L.D, 2017), explores myths and representations of urban gateways (Impressions d’Espaces, 2024), wanders around a Shinto shrine carrying chairs strapped to his back to form the character 目 (mù / eye) (Monkey, 2018), or reinterprets mystical texts by intertwining language and the body (Clavis Tabula, 2023). His work, enriched by multicultural influences, flirts with the human and social sciences, questioning archives and communities.

Ouissem Moalla classifies his works into «series», each forming a universe that he continuously expands with new projects exploring the same themes.

Oratoire

"Oratoire", Acrylique et bombe aérosol sur bois, 200x150, 2014, Ouissem Moalla & vincent Blanc.
"Oratoire", Acrylique et bombe aérosol sur bois, 200x150, 2014, Ouissem Moalla & vincent Blanc.


Oratory is a sculpture produced during a music festival. The structure stands on a hexagonal base and ends with a conical headdress. It is entirely built of triangles formed from recycled wood, assembled with rudimentary fasteners. The volume is decorated by a range of fluorescent paints and canvases dressed using the same palette. The choice of colors is due to the installation of black neon UV on the extension of three branches, fixed height to the faces of the cone. This lighting offers a new dimension to the sculpture once plunged into darkness.

Oratoire est une sculpture produite à l'occasion d'un festival musical. La structure s’élève sur une base hexagonale et se termine par une coiffe conique. Elle est entièrement construite avec des triangles façonnés à partir de bois récupérée et assemblé avec des attaches rudimentaires. Le volume est orné par une gamme de peintures fluorescentes  et habillé de toiles empruntant la même palette. Ce choix de couleurs est dû à l’installation de néons noirs UV sur le prolongement de 3 branches, fixé en hauteur aux faces du cône. Cet éclairage offre une nouvelle dimension à la sculpture une fois plongé dans l'obscurité.

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