Mahefa Dimbiniaina Randrianarivelo, born in 1991, is a visual artist from Madagascar working with digitally manipulated portraiture. With a background in theater and digital painting, he approaches photography like a director: sketching his ideas, building or sourcing props, casting models, and staging scenes before assembling the final image through photomontage in Photoshop.

His work focuses on themes such as postcolonial legacies, memory, and cultural identity, often blending constructed reality with documentary research. In Sarotava, he explored the lasting impact of colonial history on personal identity. During his residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, he produced Ho nofy ihany, a series born from three months of research into dreams, heritage, and fantasy.

As a member of the UPPM, Mahefa is committed to the professional development and ethical practices advocated by the Union of Professional Photographers of Madagascar, ensuring a high level of integrity in every project.

Mahefa’s work has been shown in France, Germany, Switzerland, Madagascar, and Côte d’Ivoire. He is a recipient of the Paritana Prize and the Contemporary African Photography Prize.