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Entertainment May 4, 7:54 am

Paskaline Maiyo: A Living Canvas for Climate Justice

Explore how Kenyan artist Paskaline Maiyo uses the human body to express themes of climate change, identity, and the diaspora experience

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  • In 'Tikโ€™ Tokโ€™ (Living Canvas for Climate Change)', the body reveals a timeline of environmental change
  • The piece features landscape imagery that evolves from lush greenery to scenes of environmental strain
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  • Maiyo's work highlights the intersection of personal identity and environmental issues
  • Her art serves as a call to action, urging viewers to contemplate climate change
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  • Paskaline Maiyo is gaining international recognition as a significant contemporary artist
  • Based in the UK, she continues to address pressing global issues through her art

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Kenyan interdisciplinary artist Paskaline Maiyo, based in the UK, is gaining recognition for transforming the human body into a living canvas for climate change, identity, and diaspora experience

In one of her most striking works, a human body becomes a living timeline

From the toes, a lush green landscape emerges under a rising sun. By the chest, that harmony fractures into scenes of environmental strain, only to soften back into restoration at the head. The figure holds an hourglass, a quiet but urgent reminder that time is running out

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  • In 'Tikโ€™ Tokโ€™ (Living Canvas for Climate Change)', the body reveals a timeline of environmental change
  • The piece features landscape imagery that evolves from lush greenery to scenes of environmental strain
  • An hourglass held by the figure underscores the urgency of the climate crisis
  • Maiyo views the body as a narrative structure that conveys deeper meanings

Why this matters

  • Maiyo's work highlights the intersection of personal identity and environmental issues
  • Her art serves as a call to action, urging viewers to contemplate climate change
  • By using the human body as a canvas, she challenges traditional boundaries in artistic expression

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Tikโ€™ Tokโ€™ (Living Canvas for Climate Change 2025) by Paskaline Maiyo, commissioned for the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales report [Photo: Ndotenyin Godwin]

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A Body of E-art-hโ€™ (3 January 2025) by Paskaline Maiyo, commissioned under The Good Ancestor Project by Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel [Photo: Ndotenyin Godwin]

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