Nigerian-American · Multidisciplinary Artist
Artist · Poet
Narrative Strategist
The theology of rust
Inspired by brutalism and material abstraction, this practice layers scar, story, and sacredness into form. Treating erosion as a site of survival. The work stays with the break.
The work
Inspired by brutalism
and material abstraction,
I make work our wounds
can't say. Layering
scar, story, and sacredness
into form.
Joy-Jayne Bassey · The theology of rust
The practice
Joy-Jayne Bassey is a Nigerian-American artist, poet, and narrative strategist. From painting to publishing to narrative accompaniment, the practice begins in the same place: full attention to what is actually present.
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Debut poetry collection · 2023
A Medley of Poetic Collections
Rooted in observation and quiet intensity, the poems reflect on identity, change, and the tension between holding on and letting go. Nature appears often, as part of how she moves through the world and slows down to pay attention.