Evan Ifekoya is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice mirrors their role as a spiritual practitioner, perceiving art as a platform for redistributing and renegotiating resources, challenging implicit rules and hierarchies in public and social spaces. The Central Sun (2022) functions as a broadcast station within the Resonant Frequencies project, an immersive sound installation aiming to investigate existence and understanding beyond the limitations of visual perception. Compressing a day’s movement into one hour, this work aims to facilitate cellular-level transformation through sensory engagement and immersive environments. Featuring the sun disc and crescent moon as symbols of balance and harmony, The Central Sun incorporates frequencies such as the transformative 528 Hz. This integration transforms the work into spaces of renewal and repair, fostering both the individual and communal well-being of those historically excluded from sacred spaces. Delving into altered states of consciousness through the experiences of sound, silence, and listening, the artist draws on the wisdom of both Yorùbá traditions and practices, always with the elevation of Black and queer consciousness at the forefront.
This is the first time the work of Evan Ifekoya is presented at Biennale Arte.
—Amanda Carneiro
