Gisant II

Paul Maheke

BornNationalityBased In
1985FrenchLondon
Biography

Through various art forms and disciplines, from drawing to performance, Paul Maheke has pursued a long-term exploration of the ways in which marginalised bodies, narratives and histories are made visible and invisible. Resisting an exploration of identity that is framed solely within identity politics, Paul Maheke's trajectory has always been channeled through spectral sensations. By reconfiguring the sensible, Mahake nurtures the formation of a self through a state of in-betweenness; a state where esoteric, spiritual, queer and embodied knowledge help the artist garner the potential of a prophecy. ...

Selected Artworks
Unresolved Shadows (Ibis)
Paul Maheke
Unresolved Shadows (Ibis), 2020
32.5 x 43cm
Ancestral Muse V
Paul Maheke
Ancestral Muse V, 2023
93 x 68 x 4.5cm
Ancestral Muse IV
Paul Maheke
Ancestral Muse IV, 2023
93 x 68 x 4.5cm
The Purple Chamber Series (II)
Paul Maheke
The Purple Chamber Series (II), 2023
85 x 180cm
YOU & I (II)
Gisant II
Paul Maheke
Gisant II, 2024
39.8 x 129.7cm
Gisant I
Paul Maheke
Gisant I, 2024
39.8 x 119.7cm
Awards
Future Generation Art Prize2021
Future Generation Art Prize2021
Prix Fondation D'Entreprise Ricard2019
Prix Fondation D'Entreprise Ricard2019
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