YC FESTIVAL: Black is a verb but only on earth
Exploring the power of imagery
19:00 - 20:30
Teaterøen William Wains Gade 11, 1432, København
the work
This artistic research centres around ideas of the imaginary, what it does to dream, and to meet the surfaces of the world.
This worksharing concludes the artists one week IN PROCESS residency leading up to the festival. It consists of a sharing of physical material followed by a feedback conversation, where you are invited to contribute to the conversation about the artistic development work; a conversation spurred by care and constructive feedback that makes the art sprout and grow.
Sandy Harry Ceesay tries to relate different things to each other using the power of suggestion and the context of performance. They derive their practice from the lived experiences of being part of the West African diaspora and the queer community. The research itself gravitates towards abstraction, particularity and articulation of words and ideas of racially charged imagery and narratives.
the artist
Sandy Harry Ceesay
Sandy Harry Ceesay (he/they) is a Swedish-Gambian interdisciplinary artist, writer and curator. Central to their artistic inquiry is the exploration of identity, memory, marginalization, and power, often approached through a queer and decolonial lens. Originally graduating from Amsterdams University of the Arts as a dancer in 2020, their artistic practice has expanded to include several different mediums such as performance, painting, drawing, video and text. In 2022 they debuted with their first novel Kärlekens Exil (Love Exiled) with Albert Bonniers Förlag. They are currently working on their second novel, amongst other projects.
YC FESTIVAL
YC FESTIVAL 2023 was the last edition of HAUT’s biennial festivals, and took place at Teaterøen, Copenhagen. The festival was conceptualised and co-curated by the artists Lydia Ö. Diakité, Vala T. Foltyn and Jari Malta. Together, we discussed the term cultivation and its readings, such as acts of caring, of nurturing, and of fertilizing.