Virginie Ittah

Installation view of ‘Aftershock’ at PODIUM, Hong Kong, 22 March—24 May 2025. Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Installation view of ‘Aftershock’ at PODIUM, Hong Kong, 22 March—24 May 2025. Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Installation view of ‘Aftershock’ at PODIUM, Hong Kong, 22 March—24 May 2025. Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Virginie Ittah, Abigaëlle, 2024, Copper plated steel, wax, ochres and rocks collected and transformed by the artists: Al-’Ula, (Saudi Arabia), Luberon and Vassivière Island (France), Massachusetts (USA), Peccia and Arzo (Switzerland), blown glass crystal, olfactory work Learning to fly and Lascaux created in collaboration with David Chieze (Mark Buxton perfumes, Luzi), 54 x 81 x 32 cm (21.2 x 31.9 x 12.6 in).
Virginie Ittah, Abigaëlle (detail), 2024, Copper plated steel, wax, ochres and rocks collected and transformed by the artists: Al-’Ula, (Saudi Arabia), Luberon and Vassivière Island (France), Massachusetts (USA), Peccia and Arzo (Switzerland), blown glass crystal, olfactory work Learning to fly and Lascaux created in collaboration with David Chieze (Mark Buxton perfumes, Luzi), 54 x 81 x 32 cm (21.2 x 31.9 x 12.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Virginie Ittah, Abigaëlle (detail), 2024, Copper plated steel, wax, ochres and rocks collected and transformed by the artists: Al-’Ula, (Saudi Arabia), Luberon and Vassivière Island (France), Massachusetts (USA), Peccia and Arzo (Switzerland), blown glass crystal, olfactory work Learning to fly and Lascaux created in collaboration with David Chieze (Mark Buxton perfumes, Luzi), 54 x 81 x 32 cm (21.2 x 31.9 x 12.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Virginie Ittah, Abigaëlle (detail), 2024, Copper plated steel, wax, ochres and rocks collected and transformed by the artists: Al-’Ula, (Saudi Arabia), Luberon and Vassivière Island (France), Massachusetts (USA), Peccia and Arzo (Switzerland), blown glass crystal, olfactory work Learning to fly and Lascaux created in collaboration with David Chieze (Mark Buxton perfumes, Luzi), 54 x 81 x 32 cm (21.2 x 31.9 x 12.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Virginie Ittah, Iris, 2024, Copper-plated steel, wax, ochres and rocks collected and transformed by the artists, 45 x 7 x 26.9 cm (17.7 x 2.8 x 10.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Virginie Ittah, Iris (detail), 2024, Copper-plated steel, wax, ochres and rocks collected and transformed by the artists, 45 x 7 x 26.9 cm (17.7 x 2.8 x 10.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Virginie Ittah, Iris (detail), 2024, Copper-plated steel, wax, ochres and rocks collected and transformed by the artists, 45 x 7 x 26.9 cm (17.7 x 2.8 x 10.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Virginie Ittah, Iris (detail), 2024, Copper-plated steel, wax, ochres and rocks collected and transformed by the artists, 45 x 7 x 26.9 cm (17.7 x 2.8 x 10.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Biography
Virginie Ittah (b. 1984 in Paris, lives and works in Paris) is a French artist living and working in Paris. Her multidisciplinary practice – encompassing painting, sculpture, sound, and olfaction – follows a transversal approach that connects different disciplines, geographic contexts, and temporalities. Her recent solo exhibitions include Her recent solo exhibitions include Galerie Poggi, Paris (2026), ROH Projects, Jakarta (2025), Kunstverein Göttingen, Göttingen (2025), Go Galerie Foreign & Domestic, New York (2022), Double Séjour, Poush Manifesto, Paris (2021), Rupert at Apiece, Vilnius (2021), La Petite Galerie, Cite International des Arts, Paris (2020), among others. Her recent group exhibitions include La Traverse, Marseille (2026), Galerie Poggi, Paris (2025),  Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon (2025), ROH Projects, Jakarta (2025), Hagiwara Projects, Tokyo (2024), Poush, Aubervilliers (2024), Posh x Zhi Art Museum, Chengdu (2024), Bally Foundation, Lugano (2024), Poush x Collection Lambert, Avignon (2023 & 2024), Le Couvent des Jacobins, Burgundy (2023), Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris (2022 & 2023), Musée des Beaux Arts d’Angers, Angers (2023), Centre Culturel Jean Cocteau (2023), Centre International d’Art et du Paysage, Île de Vassivière, Beaumont Du-Lac (2023), among others. 

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Works
Virginie Ittah
Abigaëlle
2024
Copper plated steel, wax, ochres and rocks collected and transformed by the artists: Al-’Ula, (Saudi Arabia), Luberon and Vassivière Island (France), Massachusetts (USA), Peccia and Arzo (Switzerland), blown glass crystal, olfactory work Learning to fly and Lascaux created in collaboration with David Chieze (Mark Buxton perfumes, Luzi)
54 x 81 x 32 cm | 21.2 x 31.9 x 12.6 in

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Exhibitions
Aftershock
Artists: Ivana Bašić, Ittah Yoda, Sihan Guo, Yein Lee, Diane Severin Nguyen
Hong Kong
22 March—24 May 2025
PODIUM

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