explore pioneer square
Welcome to the Original Seattle Neighborhood – rich in history, arts, culture, and food!
a one-night pop-up show by artist NIFEMI MADARIKAN
in conversation with: HEIDI GRACE ACUÑA & NATHAN LAWER-YOLAR
‘Arise, Beloved’ is a portrai t series that centers quiet moments of powerful connection: angels soothing each other ’s wounds, lovers holding space for each other ’s shadows, faces frozen in feeling. These scenes are invitations to slow down and recognize that suffering is a collective human experience; we don’ t need to endure it alone.
Nifemi Madarikan
Raised in Nigeria and now rooted in Seattle, Nifemi Madarikan is a visual ar tis t whose work explores how threads of vulnerability, self-compassion, and intimacy bind our lives together.
“During a challenging season in my life, suspended bet ween rupture and reckoning, I turned to image-making to trace the outlines of my grief”.
nifemimadarikan.com
