Please join us to hear Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi [aka crazinisT artisT] speak about her work as an international and multidisciplinary “artivist”, curator, philanthropist and mentor.
- Date(s)
- November 17, 2023
- Location
- Brian Friel Theatre, QUB (20 University Square, Belfast)
- Time
- 16:00 - 17:30
Va-Bene is a trans woman with the pronoun sHit if not She currently living in Kumasi, Ghana. She is the founder and artistic director of crazinisT artisT studiO (TTO), Our Railway Cinema Gallery (ORCG) and perfocraZe International Artists Residency (pIAR) which aimed at radicalising the arts and promoting exchange between international and local artists, activists, researchers, curators, and critical thinkers. As a performer and installation artist, crazinisT investigates gender stereotypes, prejudices, queerness, identity politics and conflicts, sexual stigma and their consequences for marginalised groups or individuals.
Va-Bene’s talk will be followed by a Q&A. All welcome.
This event is supported by the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen’s University Belfast.