Malala Andrialavidrazana was born in Madagascar in 1971, and has lived in Paris since the early 80’s. Born a traveller, Malala Andrialavidrazana is a visual artist with a background in architecture. Her research is interested by the notion of barriers and interactions within cross-cultural contexts. She graduated from Paris La Villette School of Architecture in 1996. Her “d’Outre-Monde” series was awarded the prestigious HSBC Prize for Photography, and released by the renowned Actes Sud publisher in 2004. Over the past years, her work has been exhibited in numerous international institutions and cultural events like the Fondation Donwahi (Ivory Coast, 2016), Bamako Encounters (Mali, 2005/2015), Théâtre National de Chaillot (France, 2015), New Church Museum (South Africa, 2014), La Maison Rouge (France, 2014), SUD Triennial (Cameroon, 2013), Gulbenkian Foundation (Portugal/France, 2013), SAVVY (Germany, 2013), Focus Mumbai (India, 2013) and others.