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Aaniin, Dayna Danger ndizhinikaaz, Métis - Saulteaux ndaa. waabi-mukwa dodem niinda’aw, Wini-nipi ndoonjibaa I am here, queer @daynadanger and ready to take over this Instagram account for the next week! I just crawled out from under my COVID CURFEW rock! ... Here’s my generic bio Dayna Danger is a 2Spirit, Metis - Saulteaux - Polish visual artist and organizer. Danger was raised on the North-west edge of Win-nipi, Treaty 1 territory, or so called Winnipeg. They are currently based in tiohtiá:ke, or so called Montreal. Through utilizing the processes of photography, sculpture, performance and video, Danger creates works and environments that question the line between empowerment and objectification by claiming the space Ongoing works exploring BDSM and beaded leather fetish masks negotiate the complicated dynamics of sexuality, gender and power in a consensual and feminist manner. Their focus remains on Indigenous and Metis visual and erotic sovereignty. Danger has exhibited their work most recently at the National Gallery of Canada with Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel. Danger was featured on the cover of Canadian Art’s June 2018 Kinship cover. Danger has participated in residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts and at Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art. Danger is an independent student, pursuing a indi-PhD focused on hide tanning practices from their great grandmother, Madeline, at Concordia University

Illustrations - Artist in residence. Since leaving school and not having access to studio I’ve begun drawing more and developing ideas and iconography. My sculptural/installation practices definitely overlap with these images I create, they explore similar themes and materialism. Even though (I think) my sculptural pieces and illustrations look different I see the direct connections, I guess they emotionally feel similar. Not sure where I’m going with them either. But they definitely help keep me creating especially when I don’t have access to facilities to make other kinds of art.

Illustrations - artist in residence. I’ve been exploring illustration since I’ve been out of school. Continuing my visual and iconographic language. I

Harness for Darcie (@ouiyaghasiak) So this is a video of the first harness gifted out to the participants/recipients/artists. I’m glad to see these done and being given to those I made them for. I’m excited to see what they will do with them now that I’m giving them to the recipients!