Yé, 2025
Yannos Majestikos
performance, video: MP4 format, duration: 3 min
Yé is a sound-based and mobile performance that takes place in public space. A person dressed in white, with their head hidden inside a mirrored cube, walks slowly among passersby. The cube reflects the faces of those who come near, layering their image over that of the performer — creating a mirror effect where anyone might briefly see themselves in another’s body. Inspired by the Lingala word Yé, meaning “him” or “the other,” the work invites reflection on how we perceive those around us. What do we truly see of others? And what part of ourselves is revealed through their gaze?
A subtle soundscape accompanies the performance: voices whispering in various languages, posing intimate questions like “Do I look like them?” or “Am I visible in their world?” Yé offers a poetic pause in everyday life — a moment that feels strange, fragile, yet deeply human, where we are invited to look — and be looked at — differently.
Production : Miska Brzovic Director: Ricardo Palma Photography diretor : Eshan Hasib Khalili
On Site
About the Artist
Born in 1988 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Yannos Majestikos is a visual artist and performer. A graduate in interior architecture from the Beaux-Arts de Kinshasa, he creates drawings and sculptures, founds the Sakana Na Art collective, signs committed performances in the public space from 2012 (Super Ekolo), participates in exhibitions and films. Winner 2018 of the French Institute's Visa pour la création (street arts), in residence at the Cité internationale des arts, he chose to settle in France. He takes part in Chronique Kinshasa at Miam in Sète with his Sapekologie Téléportation project, and performs in Paris and Europe.
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