Artist of the Collection

Christelle Oyiri

Born in 1992 at Nogent-Sur-Marne, France

DJ, music producer, writer and artist Christelle Oyiri creates performances and sculptures as well as films and music. Firmly rooted in post-colonial issues, her work focuses on highlighting marginal narratives outside the dominant canon, in order to overcome colonial alienation. The artist’s desire to make these movements and issues linked to collective memory part of her heritage was embodied in the performance Collective Amnesia in 2018.

Born in 1992 in Nogent-sur-Marne (France), Christelle Oyiri is an artist of Guadeloupean and Ivorian origin. She is works as a music producer under the name Crystallmess.