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canda
co-existence 2023
👁️🗨IMIYENZI ❇
Crying Positivity
Not tears of joy or fits of laughter loud,
But weeping milk from wounds unbowed.
The imiyenzi tree, stabbed, still streams,
A resilient flow, life’s quiet scream.
Where I’m from, they call it crying milk,
"Imiyenzi ira amata"
—grief in silken ilk.
It taught me this: tragedy can gleam,
Softening the heart, unraveling the seam.
For when pain shuts the door with a heavy slam,
It’s life whispering,
“Open wider, let in the jam.
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Those wounds, they learn, they sense, they feel,
Echoes of sorrow, a humanity real.
Crying positivity is not just to endure,
But to breathe in the chaos, embrace what’s unsure.
To ask softly,
“Why?” when the hurt strikes deep,
Not retaliate but let calmness seep.
In My community, resilience wears a face,
My MamaZ , the guardians of grace.
Under scorching skies, in conditions stark,
Their smiles still shine, vibrant, and stark.
Clothed in beads, colors of fire and land,
Beauty crafted by their own strong hand.
While men of muscle and heart of steel,
Stand as shields, their families to heal.
Supermen draped in red, purple, gold,
Their stories of courage, a legacy bold.
Elders nurture, the youth they mold,
Wisdom flows richer than treasures untold.
And the little brothers, shy but spry,
Laughing, joking, with stars in their eye.
Their respect a quiet, dignified tone,
A mirror of values deeply grown.
In modern scales, they may lack much,
Yet in spirit, they hold the golden touch.
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canda
As an artist and social activist, Canda has been working on a project that he initiated: Milele Virtual Museum. Milele museum is an online metaverse that started in 2021 to trace possible conjunction patterns on restitution proclamation and offer accessibility to African archives by innovating futuristic methods of conservation. With African artists and researchers, Milele are digitally reconstructing several artefacts and displaying them in an environment that will be designed based on different traditional African architectures and research. They use 3D scans of artefacts in partnership with museums. Milele Museum is currently available on virtual reality and soon on the web.
They are challenging the concept of a museum that is currently portrayed in Western perspectives. Milele Museum is growing to offer more content with a focus on education. They are looking into ways to create a possible understanding of African practices, rituals and culture with the use of technology.
IMIYENZI concept words by Canda featuring MANYISHO PRODUCTION “MEMUSI”
CO- EXISTENCE Residency - in Collaboration with Nashulai Masai Conservancy 2023- Kenya