BIOGRAPHY
Kemê (1983) is a neurodivergent multidisciplinary artist, poet, and parent of Sephardi/Mizrahi/Spanish descent based in Helsinki.
Her work traverses multiple readings of concepts such as memory, myths, representation, symbols, and rites. She intuitively embraces multiple mediums, such as photography, performance, installation, and text, as languages bridging the constructions we inhabit and our complexities. She perceives art as a tool closer to the magic realm, able to move us through the spiritual and the subconscious.
Kemê's artistic process and creation have become increasingly intertwined with facilitation. For example, in her crossdisciplinary, "Villi Akka," she uses a character based on the wild and wise woman archetypes to use the power of tales, myths, and archetypes to challenge the negative images given historically by the binary opposition system and ultimately foster community through open workshops, readings, talks, and rituals.
As she endeavours to become a better ancestor through antiracist and intersectional feminist processes, Kemê strives to contribute the same way to good practices when working as culture worker/facilitator in the arts & culture sector, but also as a caregiver, friend and mother.
