Alphonse (they/them) is 28, queer, and was born in Minsk to a Rwandan mother and Togolese father. They work as a model, performer, and maker in Brussels. In their practice, the body is a tool, writing an act of resurrection, and performance a political necessity.
With reste(s), Alphonse opens a trilogy on transgenerational trauma, invisible memory, and colonial legacy. This first solo centers on the loss of their uncle—a deeply personal entry point for a broader reflection on memory, heritage, and grief.
They’re currently developing part two: failles (obligation to leave the territory), which explores migration, diaspora, and the silence surrounding such histories. Through movement, family stories, and resistance in archival fragments, Alphonse traces what’s lost in displacement—and what is reborn.
“How do you pass on a culture when you no longer understand those who look like you—and the stories only exist in silence?”
