Seika
Switzerland
Born in Geneva, Seika is a self-taught graffiti artist and visual artist. Her work began with research into lettering styles. She has been painting in the street since 1997, and her training as a screen printer led her to turn to color and the world of illustration and publishing. She quickly felt the need to represent the human figure.
Her travels and love of Africa led her to become a member of the RBS crew, based in Senegal. She paints the faces of children, women and men she meets on her travels.
Sculpting colorful, realistic figures, often based on her own photos, with her own distinctive touch and sensitivity, she questions being and defends humanist, feminist and pan-African values. Her intense portraits never leave you indifferent, challenging those who look at them: a face-to-face encounter with themselves.