22 April – 9 May

From D’Al-Ula to Carouge

Joël Alessandra presents a personal exhibition of travel sketches and drawings gathered from journeys in Chad, Saudi Arabia and Mauritania, framed around his recent album “Déserts, dans l’infini des extrêmes”. The presentation includes nearly forty original pages from the graphic novel Les Voyages d’Ibn Battûta, as well as works created for Je est un autre and La Force des femmes. For this project the artist made new drawings of Carouge reproduced as postcards in partnership with the city.

Opening 22 April 2026 from 18:00 to 20:30 in the presence of the artist

Closing 9 May 2026 from 11:00 to 17:00 in the presence of the artist

In French.

Rue Vautier 15
Photo Credit: EXEM
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