The black female body continues to be subject to various disruptions. Using mixed media on barkcloth, the artist graphically reflects on them.
Wanja Kimani
Wanja Kimani is a visual artist and researcher based in Cambridgeshire, UK. Through performance, film, textiles and installation, her work explores memory through the body and the fluidity within social structures that are designed to care and protect, but mutate into coercive forces within society. She imposes elements of her own life into public spaces, creating a personal narrative where she is both author and character. In 2021, she produced a short film, Tongues, which was commissioned by New Hall Art Collection. She is a PhD Candidate at Chelsea College of Arts, London and a Research Associate at the School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University.
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