My Body is a Protest for Change
Role: Photographer
Artist Khadijah Ibrahiim was inspired to create this performance art installation with the words of Erykah Badu’s song, A.D 2000, in mind - "No you won't name no buildings after me"
The artistic installation of black bodies in the landscape/ of buildings/institutions draws attention to artefacts of ancestry/ places/ landscapes in which we passed through every day that carry voices / heard and not heard/ the silence of racism/ the power of micro aggression that transmits/ manifest in our body/bodies/ which opens up centuries old wounds of the harsh oppression and institutional racism." - Khadijah Ibrahiim
East Street Arts
Role: Photographer
East Streets Arts was created in Leeds in 1993 to support artists to create work that brings lasting change to everyday lives. They have permanent and temporary spaces around the UK and offer all kinds of support to artists.
"Artist spaces face a variety of challenges and are historically self-organised, under-resourced and prone to burnout. They are under constant threat of funding and budget cuts, changes to business rates, legislation for their use and property development schemes."
JAMAL GERALD - IDOL
Role: Photographer
Jamal Gerald is an artist based in Leeds. His work is conversational, socially conscious, a celebration of individuality and focuses on identity and lived experiences.
Ndrika documented rehearsals for Jamal’s latest work - Idol, which combines African diasporic ritual, music and storytelling, Idol is a spiritual journey that asks what happens when you don't see yourself represented. Featuring a host of celebrity appearances.
REYT QUEER DO: ELECTRIC DREAMS
Role: Photographer
Andro and Eve had another great celebration of queer culture in Sheffield.
Andro and Eve create unique, feel good events that celebrate queer culture where everyone is welcome. We programme excellent film, performance, and music that explores queer stories, often focusing on voices that are otherwise marginalised, to reflect and celebrate the diversity that exists within the LGBTQIA community.
SELINA THOMPSON’S MISSY ELLIOT PROJECT
Role: Director and Photographer
Ndrika documented the multi-disciplinary artist, Selina Thompson, while she held a week long workshop collaborating with other artists.
The workshops focused on the development of Selina’s theatrical work - The Missy Eliot Project, which reflects on her own teenage years. Selina asks what it means to be a young, Black British woman today; how teenage girls negotiate and fight a culture that tries either to sexualize or infantilise them.
Made in collaboration with Black teenage girls, along with a team of talented female artists, The Missy Elliott Project is filled with the resilience and power of teenage girls. Creating a space where young women are encouraged to explore their own identity, asking questions about how society defines them, it empowers them to recognise, nurture and celebrate their own uniqueness.
TRANSFORMING CINEMA
Role: Photographer
Ndrika photographed the two day festival, Transforming Cinema, that aims to create a trans focused film festival giving transgender and gender nonconforming people a platform to broadcast their voices and stories.
The festival included an eclectic range talks, workshops and film screenings that explored the experience of trans people and their entrance into the TV and film industry.
KINGDOM COME #4
Role: Photographer
Andro and Eve are a Sheffield based organisation that programme film, live performance, and music that explores queer stories, often focusing on voices that are otherwise marginalised, to reflect and celebrate the diversity that exists within the LGBTQIA community.
TALENT MATCH
Role: Photographer
Ndrika photographed charity - Sheffield Future’s Talent Match Conference, which is an employment programme for Sheffield City Region. It celebrates the achievements of young adults at their annual awards ceremony in December.
The ceremony included a performance from Gazebo Theatre and some amazing insight into how the young people who talk part in the programme have flourished.
ANDRO & EVE MERCHANDISE
Role: Photographer
Ndrika has worked continuously with Sheffield based LGBT organisation to capture their events and recently, the launch of their merchandise.
MIGRATION MATTERS
Role: Photographer
Migration Matters is a festival which featured workshops detailing stories from people who had become refugees and now lived in Sheffield.
Ndrika photographed the Ubuntu Fashion Show and later that evening I captured the legendary poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson reciting his influential poetry about race discrimination in the UK.
KINGDOM COME
Role: Photographer
Ndrika was the official photographer for Andro and Eve’s drag king events called Kingdom Come. The events showcase drag king talent from across the country and allow people to have fun in a unique and feel good environment focused on celebrating LGBT culture and community.
SHEFEST FESTIVAL
Role: Photographer
Ndrika was commissioned to photograph SheFest’s eclectic lineup of live performances throughout the day and a range of workshops with everything from Burlesque and Poetry to Sexual Harassment and Everyday Activism.
AFROPUNK
Role: Photographer
Ndrika has had the pleasure of capturing numerous Afropunk events in London and Paris. Afropunk is an alternative Afrocentric festivals which encompasses African and African diaspora culture from around the world.
THE REVIVAL
Role: Photographer
Ndrika photographed THE REVIVAL poetry event celebrating the work of queer women of colour. The documentary THE REVIVAL: WOMEN AND THE WORD was screened and accomplished poet DYLEMA performed.
LORD MAYOR’S DINNER
Role: Photographer
The Lord Mayor’s Dinner was an event created by charity Sheffield Futures to help raise money for young people in Yorkshire. Ndrika captured the event and showcased the influential people who are associated with the charity and helped promote the awareness of the charity.