Pierre Allain at Diana Gallery

Pierre Allain

May 23 - July 5, 2025

Passive Layers

Diana Gallery

Milan

Electrolytic polishing is a surface treatment technique that involves electrochemically dissolving the outer layer of a metal to achieve a corrosion-resistant surface. In the medical field, this technique is used for medical devices, including orthopedic implants, surgical instruments, and components of medical equipment.

Sodium polyacrylate is a super-absorbent polymer capable of absorbing and retaining large quantities of liquid originally invented and marketed in the 1970s for hygiene and cleaning products. It is used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry, as well as in dressings to absorb body fluids.

Pierre Allain, Closer, 2025 plexiglass, stainless steel, 230×356 cm Courtesy of the artist, Diana, Milan, and Petrine, Paris & Düsseldorf
Pierre Allain, Closer, 2025 plexiglass, stainless steel, 230×356 cm Courtesy of the artist, Diana, Milan, and Petrine, Paris & Düsseldorf
Pierre Allain, Untitled, 2025 electropolished stainless steel, table, 70x140x75 cm Courtesy of the artist, Diana, Milan, and Petrine, Paris & Düsseldorf
Pierre Allain, Untitled, 2025 electropolished stainless steel, table, 70x140x75 cm Courtesy of the artist, Diana, Milan, and Petrine, Paris & Düsseldorf
Diana Gallery, 2025 (Installation view)
Diana Gallery, 2025 (Installation view)
Diana Gallery, 2025 (Installation view)
Diana Gallery, 2025 (Installation view)
Pierre Allain, Self-monitoring (VIII), 2025 sodium polyacrylate, drywall, 2.5x106x4 cm Courtesy of the artist, Diana, Milan, and Petrine, Paris & Düsseldorf
Pierre Allain, Self-monitoring (VIII), 2025 sodium polyacrylate, drywall, 2.5x106x4 cm Courtesy of the artist, Diana, Milan, and Petrine, Paris & Düsseldorf
Pierre Allain, Container, 2025, 11m3
Pierre Allain, Container, 2025, 11m3
Diana Gallery, 2025 (Installation view)
Diana Gallery, 2025 (Installation view)
Diana Gallery, 2025 (Installation view)
Diana Gallery, 2025 (Installation view)