ABOUT ME
I'm Danielle (she/her), a Baleng* cis queer multimedia artist based on Piscataway land (Baltimore, MD) from Yaoundé, Cameroon. I currently work with textiles, acrylic paint, and digital media.
The central thesis in my work is the question "whose imagination are you living in?", a powerful inquiry inviting us to interrogate Abrahamic, imperialist, white supremacist, cisheteronormative and capitalist norms that shape our societies and erode our bodies and minds.
*Baleng: West Cameroonian tribe, part of the Bamiléke ethnic group,
descendants of the Bantu people
Trusting Memories
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Ancestors Are Watching, 2021
Bamiléké Ndop cloth, sewing thread, ink, acrylic
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Untitled 2, 2022
Acrylic, inkjet ink and joint compound
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Remembering b&W, 2022
Digital
Remembering, 2022
Digital
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Tu as appris Ça où?, 2022
Digital
The series Trusting Memories is a meditation on queer African histories, the legacy of colonization, personal and collective memory, grief, shame and love.
The phrase “tu as appris ça où” (translated as “where did you learn that”) in my work critiques societal prejudices against queer Africans, challenging those who perpetuate queerphobia and transphobia to reflect on the origins of their biases. This series embodies my commitment to highlighting and reclaiming marginalized queer African narratives. We were always here. We will always be here.
Prints available at www.miiriya.com/store/plus237
Get in touch
Jo, 2022
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