Stefanie-Lahya Aukongo is a Black intersectionally interwoven and interdisciplinary artist, author and poet, whose art and work reflect her social realities and identities. Lahya knows that the acts of embodying joy and telling the story in their own words is freedom work. It is a way to hold space and take space. Lahya’s pronouns are Lahya and if needed she/her. Lahyas bed currently resides in Berlin.