World building and the ritualistic are the two paths of my practice. I work mainly with the
themes of Blackness, Swedishness/Nordicness and the history of Blackness in the Nordics.
I use the color blue to explore and research these themes. In the old Norse language the
word blue was also the word for black. I view through blue.
Through different mediums I mix visual interpretations of Eddic and skaldic poetry with
myths and objects from The Gambia and Senegal.
The Rune Carver and the Griot are central personalities in my work as forces of preserving
knowledge, telling stories and history.
2022 - 2024 Kungliga Konsthögskolan - MFA
2019 - 2022 Konstfack - BFA
manjujatta@outlook.com
@manjujatta