𓆸 siddisse
siddisse (she/they) is a first gen diaspora child born and raised in maryland, currently based in philadelphia.‘siddisse’ means spring flower in afaan oromo, the language of the oromo people in ethiopia and the horn of africa at large.
she is a creative researcher, archivist, and multidiscilinary artist exploring diasporic memory, spirit systems, and black + indigenous queer feminisms. their work is focused on creating a vast web of interconnection between and within the stories of black people globally through storytelling, artistic practice, and creative preservation methods.
siddisse is co-founder of KyKy Archives, an independent digital archival resource collecting histories of black lbtq folks. her self-published zine etymology of black lesbian gender is held worldwide, including in the schomburg center for research in black culture, the metropolitan museum of art research library, los angeles contemporary art archive, and several university and zine libraries.