Ndayé Kouagou is an artist and performer based in Paris, his practice always starts from texts of which he is the author. Voluntarily or involuntarily confused, he tries as best as he can to bring a reflection on these 3 topics; legitimacy, freedom and love. The result is... what it is.  He describes his work as ‘quite interesting, but not that interesting or maybe not interesting at all’. He has presented his work among others at Auto Italia South East (London), Centrale Fies (Dro/Italy) and Lafayette Anticipation (Paris) where he also launched his publishing project YBR* (Young Black Romantics).

https://youngblackromantics.com/ | @youngblackromantics

‘I don't know anything outside of words, so words are the only thing I can promise to attest my presence. I shaped them and found a fitting way to give form to these words during the residency. A form directly linked with what I discovered meeting the island, the other residents, and the local community. Those words could be declined in many different ways, and they did in mural painting and installation. I also leaded a collaborative writing workshop ‘Will you feel comfortable in my corner?’, making a link in between people's writing and sense of self.’