Paul Maheke

Born in 1985

Lives & works in Montpellier

Across various forms and artistic disciplines, Maheke has sustained a long-term exploration into the ways that marginalised bodies, narratives and histories are made visible and invisible. Resisting a probing of identity that sits solely within the framework of identity politics, Maheke’s trajectory has continuously been channelled through spectral sensations. The artist has called in ghosts, spirits and non-human beings into his works to invite a re-orientation to the way that we, the audience, are able to perceive; which is to say, to reframe the way that we are able to see, feel and listen.

In reconfiguring the sensible, Maheke seeks to shift the dominant systems of discourse production and understanding that heavily depend on representation, visibility and legibility as the ultimate forms of truth, value and power. Instead, the artist nurtures the formation of a self through a state of in-betweenness; one where esoteric, spiritual, queer and embodied knowledges help Maheke garner the potential for prophecy.

À travers sa pratique du dessin, de la vidéo, du son et de la danse, Paul Maheke poursuit une recherche sur la manière dont les corps, les récits et les histoires marginalisés sont rendus tour à tour visibles et invisibles. Résistant à l'idée d'une identité bien définie, la trajectoire de Paul Maheke s’est construite autour de présences spectrales. L’artiste invoque des fantômes, des esprits et des êtres non-humains pour réorioenter notre perception, à savoir la manière dont nous pouvons voir, ressentir et écouter.

En reconfigurant le sensible, Maheke cherche à renverser les systèmes hégémoniques de production du savoir, systèmes qui font de la représentation, la visibilité et la lisibilité les formes ultimes de la vérité, de la valeur et du pouvoir. L’artiste cultive à la place l’idée d’un moi qui se formerait dans un état d’entre-deux, état dans lequel les savoirs ésotériques, queers et incarnés permettent de rassembler les potentiels pour de nouveaux futurs.

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May 9 – Jun 14, 2025

ValedictionCentre Clark, Montréal, CADuo show with Stina Baudin
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Jan 25 – Apr 12, 2025

In Spite Of My Own Desire To See You Disappear SAAG, Lethbridge, CASolo show
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Sep 28 – Nov 30, 2024

In spite of my own desire to see you disappearMercer Union, Toronto, CASolo show
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Oct 5 – Nov 23, 2024

Vert pétri d'eauSultana, Paris, FRSolo show
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Sep 10 – Oct 31, 2024

All the messages are emotional, 25th Ricard Prize, 2024Fondation Pernod Ricard, Paris, France Clémentine Adou, Madison Bycroft, HaYoung, Charlotte Houette, Lenio Kaklea and Mona Varichon
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Oct 26 – Dec 8, 2023

The Purple ChamberICA Fondazione, Milan, ITSolo show
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Nov 10, 2022 – Jan 31, 2023

You and IKUNSTHALLE BRATISLAVA, SlovakiaSolo show curated by Jen Kratochvil
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Mar 16 – Jun 11, 2023

Shifted RealitiesGalerie Rudolfinum, Prague, CZSolo show
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Sep 9 – Oct 22, 2022

As the days move into nightsCentre d'art Diagonale, Montréal, CanadaSolo show
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Dec 11, 2023 – Sep 9, 2024

LevantTate Modern, London, UKPermanent collection
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Jun 9 – Jun 9, 2023

The Origin of DeathAstrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo, NorwayPerformance
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Sep 16 – Sep 17, 2023

The Origin of DeathLafayette Anticipations, Paris, FRPerformance
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Sep 5, 2021 – Feb 27, 2022

Future Generation Art Prize Pinchuk Art Centre, KievGroup show
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Jun 30 – Sep 29, 2019

OoloïTriangle France - Astérides, Marseille, FRSolo show
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Nov 29 – Nov 29, 2019

SènsaMuseum Ludwig, Cologne, DEPerformance
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Nov 22 – Nov 24, 2019

Sènsa58th Venice Biennale, ITPerformance
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Sep 25 – Sep 25, 2019

SènsaASSEMBLE / Volksbühne, Berlin, DEPerformance
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Nov 1 – Nov 24, 2019

SènsaPerforma 19 Biennial / Abrons Art Center, NYPerformance
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Jan 20 – Mar 17, 2019

A Fire Circle For A Public HearingVleeshal Center for Contemporary Art, Middleburg, NLSolo show
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Apr 13 – Jun 10, 2018

A fire circle for a public hearingChisenhale gallery, London, UKSolo show
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