Daudi M. Yves

Daudi M. Yves is a contemporary artist currently based in Zambia with roots in Congo. Beginning his artistic journey at the age of 14, Daudi’s practice explores profound themes such as identity, memory, displacement, and the complexities of both local and global migration. Through his work, he engages with societal issues, utilizing a diverse range of media, including found materials, charcoal, paint, and canvas, to create compelling visual narratives that address contemporary challenges.Daudi has actively worked with galleries and artists in Zambia. In 2024, Daudi was an artist-in-residence at Modzi Arts, where he presented Steps of Hope, curated by Sana Ginwalla. He also participated in the Waste No Waste: Trash is Treasure Environmental Campaign at the Embassy of Italy. His exhibition World in Motion, curated by Luyando Muleya, was shown at Alliance Française de Lusaka and The Art Shop in 2023. He also showcased his work in the Celebration of Zambia’s Talent Art Exhibition in 2023 at Sugarbush Farm. In 2021, Daudi exhibited in Transitions: Young Emerging Artists at Mwimbi Fine Art Gallery. In 2020, he participated in The Cynthia Zukas Young Artist Awards. Additionally, Daudi illustrated the cover artwork for the late Masawi Junior’s book, Coming Out of the Box.Internationally, Daudi has expanded his influence through collaborations such as his participation in the Illicit Financial Flows project with Osisa Kaumba Arts Gallery in Zimbabwe, as well as an An Ode to Joy Through the Midst of Resilience, a group show in London with African Art 4 Spaces in 2022, hosted by the Zambian High Commission. Most recently, he exhibited work at Stranger’s House Gallery in Mumbai in The Material Turn curated by George Varley, Shamooda Amrelia and Prabhakar Kamble. Daudi is also an exhibitor at the 2024 India Art Fair with the Young Collector’s Programme.Beyond his visual art practice, Daudi is an entrepreneur and activist. He launched ChangeClub9, an eco-friendly clothing brand, and is the founder of the Future Child Foundation, an organization dedicated to uplifting communities through various social initiatives. Daudi’s work and activism demonstrate his commitment to using art as a tool for societal transformation, fostering reflection on critical social issues, and inspiring change.Amouraé Bhola-Chin’s research focuses on memory and the cultures of the archive, largely inspired by her diasporic roots across the Caribbean region. Based in England, she uses intertextual and poetic sequences to reckon with the supposed ‘truth’ within colonial histories while repurposing text, imagery, and found materials.With a focus on the archive in all its forms (colonial, counter, living, and familial), her works show a deep respect for intersectionality and intertextuality. She’s currently working to build a practice reliant on the entanglement of memoirs and radical archival methodology, with diasporic memory and photographs at the heart of her research. Her means of transmission include, but aren’t limited to, ongoing dialogues, zines, and autoethnographic notes.