Fredman David (Elyla) Barahona Maynard Seed Awards recipient
Themes
- Racial justice
- Indigenous rights
- Gender equality
- Free expression/civil society
- Sexual/queer expression
- Reexamining history
Disciplines
- Photography
- Artistic Research
- Dance
- Film
- Performance
- Theater
- Video Art
- Visual Art
Country
- Nicaragua
Elyla is a non-binary performance artist and activist from Nicaragua. While their artistic background is rooted in theatre, it has evolved to broadly encompass LGBTQ+ activism and community organization. They presented their work at IX/X Biennial of Nicaragua, IX/X Central American Biennials, and the XII Biennial of Havana, Cuba. Elyla is also a co-founder of Operacin Queer collective formed by Nicaraguan academics, artists and activists to create trans-feminist and de-colonial reflections in the Central American region. Their artistic practice centers around the tensions surrounding identity politics, nationalist cultural identity, colonialism, queerness and otherness.
