OIYA

Tatiana Hofmans (a.k.a. OIYA) is a sound and visual artist, DJ, Reiki healer, and social justice activist. Originally born in Montego Bay, Jamaica and migrating to Detroit, Michigan at the age of eight, OIYA experienced at a young age the harmful impacts that systems based in Colonialist White Supremacy and Patriarchy have on Black and immigrant communities. Through their life experience, education in Social Theory and Practice at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2014, and civil rights organizing work around the country, OIYA quickly understood that in order for Black people to sustainably rise and feel empowered from within, tools of healing and creative expression must be accessible. For this reason, OIYA is currently a Masters student at the California Institute of the Arts, studying music and design. By combining their knowledge of sound, visual design, organizing work, and Reiki, OIYA creates immersive soundscapes and art installations that cultivate healing, collective reflection, and time travel through self and spirit. Collective Liberation and Unity Consciousness is at the center of OIYA's work.

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Obey To Disobey (Audio) Anniversary Issue