Bio:
Bakari Davis is a musician, storyteller, healer, a traveler and a visual artist who was raised in Northwest America by a single mother of two that occasionally moved around due to financial issues. Life was too volatile and in perpetual displacement for Bakari who was conditioned to spend his childhood in 6 different cities and over 10 schools for him to identify with any place he can call home. Racism, equity, toxicity, injustice; he has witnessed them all since the onset of his being. There was nothing there to hold on to except telling stories in his head, wandering outside alone and building a solid relationship with nature. He depended on pre-technology indigenous history that channeled his energy to approach his life situations using his ancestral
Artist Statement:
I am a visual artist, musician, and poet. I tell hidden stories through my art/writing that need to be revealed in this society we live in. This project, Najja, reflects self-discovery and spiritual healing; a vision that embodies the seeds to stars theme of growth, ancestral energy and survival of the indigenous people. I am my ancestors, using sacred energy and spiritual intuition to approach life situations, the collective bond, and the roots, just as nature interconnects everything in the cosmos. I am interested in compassion, diversity, and the universal experiences of humanity that can move us out of racism with collectively open hearts and a deep attachment to nature. Pushing beyond physical life, I want my work to challenge you and make you think deeper. I integrate my journeys across the world and the unknown with sound and colors, storytelling about my senses. My art shows my memories of the past, present and future.