A Darkling Ring of Unresolved Shadows with Paul Maheke

Oct. 14, 7–9 pm
Géza, 306 Maujer

Mauve, Jim and John, 2021 (video still) a film by Paul Maheke with Robert Bridger, commissioned by Artangel.

About

Amant New York, Fall 2026 resident Paul Maheke presents A Darkling Ring of Unresolved Shadows, a performance unfolding through live reading, sound, moving image, storytelling and speculation.

Compiling texts and sounds of various kinds, borrowed or written by Maheke himself, A Darkling Ring of Unresolved Shadows takes the form of a collective meditation on different forms of entanglement, in which the sound of the self and the cosmos enter into dialogue. Moving between science fiction, diary notes, personal observations, and other fragments, the work explores the tenuous border between the visible and the invisible.

This program is part of the For Your Reference series, where our artists in residence share and discuss key references informing their ongoing research at Amant. Amant programs are always free.

Doors for A Darkling Ring of Unresolved Shadows will open at 6:45 pm on Wednesday, October 14. RSVPs are encouraged but not required. Entry is first come, first served. To ensure an uninterrupted program, doors will close 20 minutes after the start time.

Paul Maheke lives and works in Montpellier. Through various artistic forms and disciplines, Maheke has undertaken a sustained exploration of the ways marginalized bodies, narratives, and histories are rendered visible and invisible. Resisting an approach to identity that remains confined within the framework of identity politics, Maheke’s practice is channeled through spectral sensations. The artist calls upon ghosts, spirits, and non-human entities in their works to encourage a reorientation of perception, inviting audiences to reconsider how they see, feel, and listen. In reconfiguring the sensible, Maheke seeks to disrupt dominant systems of discourse that prioritize representation, visibility, and legibility as ultimate markers of truth, value, and power. Instead, the artist cultivates a self in a state of in-betweenness—where esoteric, spiritual, queer, and embodied knowledge(s) create potential for prophecy.

Series

For Your Reference

For Your Reference is a program series that spotlights our current artists in residence and gives them a platform to share ongoing conversations and research.

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