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Self-taught interdisciplinary artist from the Gambia (West Africa), Ndeyfatou Ceesay’s art is inspired by the mysteries of our existence and the chemistry of life.

Ndeyfatou’s fascination surrounding how we exist as ‘living beings’ stems from a nomadic childhood spent traversing continents and finding solace in connectivity. This fascination evolved into creating artwork based on how the quantum field relates to human perception, faith and the presence of a higher power. Her bold use of color, fluidity and depth in her paintings creates a sense of movement and atmosphere referencing divinity and streams of consciousness.

Ndeyfatou prefers to work on paper and linen. Her process of production involves the use of homemade quill pens, inks, dyes, and a layering technique which requires patience and intricacy to produce a 3-dimensional finish which is both dense and light simultaneously. The signature calligraphic nature of her work is intriguing and sparks conversations based on the meaning and thought process surrounding the notion of “all things existing within all things”; which she associates with the ability that our consciousness is always shaping our own varying realities.

 Her work is based on partial abstraction and supports the goal of creating art that contemplates the subconscious mind. Her experimental nature has allowed her to explore various mediums such as painting, sculpture performance and digital art. Ndeyfatou’s ability to delve into these varying rich media, allows her to explore pertinent topics under the umbrella of African spiritual beliefs, nature, sexuality and spring-theory in relation to quantum physics.

Ndeyfatou holds true to the belief system that art is a healing source; visually connecting the viewer to their ‘soul’ self and ‘divinity’.