‘Alison Jacques Gallery announces a solo exhibition of new work by French artist Davide Balula. Balula’s practice manifests in a wide range of forms, which record the effects of nature such as charring wood, soaking canvases in rivers or burying paintings in soil. Upon entering the space the viewer is confronted with the first of a series of new ‘Burnt Paintings/ Imprints of the Burnt Paintings’ which consist of rectangular wood fragments arranged in a pattern formation and burnt with a blowtorch. Balula then presses the charred surfaces onto new canvas of the same size to create an imprint (a negative) that directly corresponds to the wood composition. Another work from this series is exhibited in the side space, with each element placed on an opposing wall. It is at once a diptych and a mirrored image, demonstrating a reciprocal relationship that redefines our

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