Triangle-Astérides – Harilay Rabenjamina

Harilay Rabenjamina was born in 1992 in Bordeaux (FR), he lives and works between Paris and Bordeaux (FR).

His work consists of performances, films, objects, and songs in which he brings to life characters who narrate, in a tragic-comic tone, the difficulty they face in appearing and presenting themselves.

Harilay Rabenjamina’s work has been presented at Auto Italia (London), Lafayette Anticipations (Paris), Treize (Paris), PEACH (Rotterdam), Goswell Road (Paris), and the project A GUEST OF HONOUR will soon be presented at How To Show Up? (Amsterdam), Auto Italia (London), and other upcoming venues.

harilay_rabenjamina_my_honour_is_safe_performance_centrale_fies_2021_photo_roberta_segata — Harilay Rabenjamina, My Honour is Safe, 2021 performance, Centrale Fies © Roberta Segata

harilay_rabenjamina_a_guest_of_honour_affiche_performance_a_venir — Harilay Rabenjamina, A Guest of Honour, poster, performance incoming

harilay_rabenjamina_tgk_performance_2018_auto_italia_londres_photo_katarzyna_perlak — Harilay Rabenjamina, TGK, 2018, performance, Auto Italia, Londres © Katarzyna Perlak

Residency project:

Is this my bio?
Harilay Rabenjamina experiments with new devices and injects performativity into other media. The videos presented on BRUISE, the editorial platform of the art center, are the result of the artist’s reflections on this subject and the research conducted during his residency at Triangle - Astérides from January to April 2021.
Is this my bio? unfolds in four videos, like episodes of a TV series—or a YouTube channel—that are released each evening (from April 20 to 24, 2021). Every evening, from Tuesday to Friday, BRUISE’s listeners are invited to join Harilay for a moment in which his character dispenses advice, love, and emotions.