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🤍 SAVE THE DATE - 02.05.2026, 20:00 PERFORMANCE 🤍 We are delighted to welcome a performance thought up for this invitation by Borgial, as part of the solo exhibition "Sur un fil" by Andrée Cauderay Vuilleumier. A proposal by Oriane Emery & Jean-Rodolphe Petter Photo : Kaj Lehner @kajlehner 🤍 Borgial (born in 1994 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo) is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Paris. His practice, at the intersection of performance, video, and sculpture, explores notions of cultural syncretism and the transmission of memory. At the core of his work, the body operates as a space of transformation and reception, traversed by narratives, forces, and imaginaries. Through performances conceived as contemporary rituals, he constructs a personal mythology nourished by Kongo culture, ancestral traditions, and Western art history. His works incorporate artifacts, often made of wood or textile, conceived as vestige-objects carrying narratives in constant evolution. In resonance with these actions, video and installation extend and transform these experiences, opening up new interpretive spaces. Marked by his migratory history, his practice questions cultural circulations and forms of embodied memory, in a dialogue between intimate experience and collective scope. 🤍 We gratefully acknowledge Ville de Lausanne, Loterie Romande and Canton de Vaud for their generous support to the project. @villelausanne @loterieromande @etat_de_vaud

Today is the last day of this incredible collaboration with @boursedecommerce , curated by @vie__eau . Thank you to everyone who attended the video projection 𝟲𝙥𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝟲𝙖𝙢 on April 7, and to all the participants in my performance workshops, 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙨. It is truly an honor to be trusted to bring my practice into these collective spaces and discussions. I am proud to share this moment with such talented artists, whose visions I deeply respect and admire : @sarah.daria @louise.votan @ladji777diaby @leandro_katz_seghezzi @sequoia.scavullo @deltaromoeosierra @yuyanwang Thank you @vie__eau and all the team of @boursedecommerce 🌌

So happy to continue the collaboration with my dear @borgial and announce he will be leading two performance workshops at the Bourse de Commerce. 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙨 
10 & 17 April 2026 
@boursedecommerce These workshops are conceived as an extension of the screening program 𝟲𝙥𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝟲𝙖𝙢, in which Borgial will also present a film. It expands the film into a live, collective experience. If you are a member of the Bourse de Commerce SuperCercle, join us for this exclusive workshop led by Borgial, engaging with objects and materials that are integral to his practice. No experience in performance or dance is required. Very warm thanks to the Bourse de Commerce team. These workshops are accompanied and produced by the public programs team. Many thanks @estelleout and @emmajomary . Thanks to @emmalavigne_ for inviting me to develop this screening and workshop program. See you on April 7, 10, and 17 at the Bourse de Commerce. All infos in the link in bio 🌌 📸 : @clemencepurkat

This is the position I usually begin a performance in. It grounds the lower body into the soil while opening the plexus to the world — not only to present, but mainly to receive. As I am, myself, a vessel for greater purposes. Thanks to Patrice Ruillard @colettedokn @cneai.artcenter @amaliamitina @ana__marti 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘐 (𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧) 𝖡𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗓𝖾 𝟣𝟨𝗑𝟣𝟫𝗑𝟣𝟥 𝖼𝗆

New work visible at @fraciledefrance (Les Réserves) until the 11th of Jan 2026. 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘪 𝘬𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘨𝘦 , 2025 Bas relief, stained wood 180 x 100 x 3,6 cm

Visible at @fraciledefrance (Les Réserves) until the 11th of Jan 2026. The Mirror unfolds an intimate mythology where syncretism and the search for identity meet. Positioned between relic and ritual, the objects and sculptures explore a spiritual heritage shaped by memories and metamorphoses. Le Miroir déploie une mythologie intime où se rencontrent syncrétisme et quête identitaire. Entre vestige et rituel, les objets et sculptures explorent un héritage spirituel traversé de mémoires et de métamorphoses. Huge thanks to all the people involved @cneai.artcenter @amaliamitina @sou.midouni @musacre @aguimii @mariecoutanceau @peulaid @atelier.gesture @vie__eau @cindy_olohou and more.

From an invitation by @fallon_mayanja — choreography and soundtrack by @borgial — scenography Lina Benzerti — shot by @diogovonkreuz Thanks you @fallon_mayanja & @desingelartscentre teams for this moment of pure bliss.

Artagon Pantin | Présentation des résident·es 2024-2026 - Introducing the 2024-2026 residents | Borgial 🪽 Le travail de l’artiste plasticien et performeur Borgial s’articule autour de la notion de transformation, qu’il explore à travers la performance, la vidéo et la sculpture. Dans la volonté d’établir des ponts entre sa culture natale africaine et la culture occidentale, il puise ses inspirations dans les mythologies du monde entier et dans la culture populaire. Ce syncrétisme s’exprime notamment dans son travail de sculpture, qui mêle la mode et les traditions artisanales pour exprimer une nouvelle forme de spiritualité. Quant à ses performances, habitées de symboles et marquées par une puissance mystique, elles s’apparentent à des tableaux vivants d’où émane une aura de magie et d’animisme. — The work of visual artist and performer Borgial revolves around the notion of transformation, which he explores through performance, video and sculpture. In a bid to build bridges between his native African culture and Western culture, he draws his inspiration from mythologies from around the world and from popular culture. This syncretism is particularly evident in his sculpture, which blends fashion and craft traditions to express a new form of spirituality. As for her performances, imbued with symbols and marked by a mystical power, they are akin to tableaux vivants from which emanate an aura of magic and animism. — 📷 1, 3, 5, 6 : © Borgial 2 : © Laura Lafon Cadilhac 4 et 8 : © Lukas Gevaert 7 : © Diogo da Cruz 9 : © Benjamin Manguele — #artagon #artagonpantin #borgial

Feeling grateful for this new article where I go deeper on my practice and my heritage. If you ever wondered where do I come from and what my art is about, then this article is a good start. Thank you @lemile for being faithful and so gracious with me ! Go read the article and may this initiate soulful conversations 🗣🤍 — photography @kajlehner

Full circle — holding the spears I carved last year for my installation work « Le Dome de Fer » talking about my grandfather’s protection during Brazzaville’s 1997 civil war. — Photography by @kajlehner 🔗