Munin (2024) Drawing by Malik Hansen

Hansen multidisciplinary artist needs to explore the different mediums at his disposal such as drawing, painting, music and musical composition as well as poetry. In 2001 he joined the Faculty of Visual Arts in Valenciennes following an entrance exam. Due to a deep disagreement with his drawing teachers he didn't do it again. will only stay there for one year. From 2004/2007 he joined a comics workshop in Reims "l'atelier point d'Interrogation" where he was able to work within a collective in order to perfect his drawing, storytelling and inking skills. The workshop dissolved then Hansen continued alone, tirelessly drawing.

Hansen explored the possibilities of the musical and guitar field. In fact, he manages several musical projects on his own; Morpheus Doom, a progressive rock music project, an album of which was released on October 25, 2023 on streaming platforms under the title "De Profundis" He created a second project "Born To Suffer" in the Death Metal style of which he released 2 Eps and of which an album is currently being recorded. Music videos are also a means of expression since he depicts his music through clips.

In 2014 he suffered a graphic shock. Her curiosity led her to Fabienne Verdier and Chinese painting. The words of the bitter pumpkin monk is a book which will enrich him considerably and it will follow in the footsteps of this philosophy, that of the single brushstroke. - Abstract art fascinated me, especially the work with black ink that I practiced for some time. - Painting the essence of things and not what the eye sees, it was a very important teaching of Chinese painting. At the same time he practiced bonsai in a club. - It brought me a lot. The importance of emptiness in the aesthetics of the tree. The importance of the nebari, the plunging roots of the tree. "Inking" the ground of the tree which gives it its power and allows it to feed itself.

Hansen uprooted it. - It is sometimes difficult to find a foundation, a definitive and stable root, it is a perpetual quest. Which brings me to this graphic, musical, and literary research. Indeed I am a guitarist/composer, bassist, and poet. I always find time for creation because for me it brings wisdom and roots in the universe. -

Hansen constantly navigates between abstract and figurative, poetry and music because he believes that there should be no boundaries in creation. Not having a specialization means being unpredictable, and open to experimentation. It means allowing yourself to innovate with all the graphic but also cultural tools.

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1978
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary French Artists