𓆸 siddisse
pronounced: sid-dis-say
siddisse (she/they) is a first generation diaspora child born and raised in maryland, currently based in toronto. proudly and tenderly named by her father, ‘siddisse’ means spring flower in afaan oromo, the language of the oromo people in ethiopia.
siddisse is a creative researcher, memory worker, and interdisciplinary artist exploring diasporic memory, alternative epistemology, and black and third world queer feminisms. their work is focused on creating a vast web of interconnection between and within the stories of black people globally through storytelling, theoretical inquiry, artistic practice, and creative preservation methods. siddisse is currently a masters student in the women and gender studies insititute at the university of toronto.
siddisse is co-founder of KyKy Archives, an independent open-access digital archive collecting the 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 archive, and several university and zine libraries.
siddisse is a creative researcher, memory worker, and interdisciplinary artist exploring diasporic memory, alternative epistemology, and black and third world queer feminisms. their work is focused on creating a vast web of interconnection between and within the stories of black people globally through storytelling, theoretical inquiry, artistic practice, and creative preservation methods. siddisse is currently a masters student in the women and gender studies insititute at the university of toronto.
siddisse is co-founder of KyKy Archives, an independent open-access digital archive collecting the 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 archive, and several university and zine libraries.