Riyadii Farxiyo, which translates to dreams of Farhiya in Somali, explores the journey of the metamorphosis process that all young girls experience through the eyes and dreams of the artist, an eccentric Caraweelo, [late queen of Somalia] who is not from this planet nor universe. With heavy influences of Afro-Futurism, this exhibition will take you along an extraordinary odyssey using Somali girlhood, culture, and space as its timeline.
Riya Jama is a Toronto based Somali-Canadian visual artist. Her visual works explore positive affirmation for young black girls of diasporic identity, and is grounded on the belief representation is not something to wait for but to create. Her work has been featured locally and internationally. From Daniel’s Spectrum in Toronto to the Afro-Futurism Conference in New York to the ‘a human world map’ exhibit in both Larissa and Athens in Greece.
