Raphë presents acts of transformation and construction of alter personas, exploring the limits of the body and queer identity. Mainly disseminated in subcultural spaces, Raphë’s work is realized in wastelands, abandoned lots and environments they considers hostile.
Raphë abandoned his studies in theater (École Supérieure de Théâtre) and performance in the Montreal drag scene (2009-12) to study martial movement in China with Old Master Wu de Ba Gua Zhang and 24th-generation Shaolin Master Shi Yang Shu at the Qufu Kung Fu School. In a quest for emotional and spiritual transformation, Raphë explores the physical and mental limits of the body through a five-year initiatory journey (2013-17) via India, Australia, Spain and Hawai’i (among others).
In 2022, the performance video-poetry Tërra Bëstia was a finalist at the Near Nazareth Film Festival (Israel) and won Best Music Video at the Parai International Musical Awards (India). The performance Nous sommes tou.te.s des hypocrites was presented at Place Ville-Marie during the launch of the Festival Art Souterrain (Canada) in 2023.