Tërra Bëstia

The fusional duo Raphë & Liana Paré collaborate on several visual compositions of poetry through image and video.

Raphë (pronounced ra-fee) is a queer artist working with performance, visual arts, video and martial movement based in Montreal. Raphë's practice centers on exploring the limits of the queer body in relation to handmade costumes. His work is made up of sculptural performances taking place in denied spaces, the gestures of which evolve over a long time. Raphë's work is presented in Canada & Australia, disseminated mainly in places associated with the subculture.

Liana Paré is a self-taught videographer, editor and photographer, recognized for her capture of spontaneous and eloquent images. Initiated to video in her youth by capturing big jazz bands with her musician father, Liana acquired international experience filming musicians from folk and bush scenes in Melbourne & on tour with the Kalabanté circus in Africa. Based in Montreal, Liana works, in addition to her personal creative projects, in the capture of living art (Les Escales Improbables de Montréal, the Festival des Arts de Ruelle) as well as in intimate performances by artists (Pomme, Mateo, Kid Be Kid etc.).