Waiting and Taking My Time (2025)
Produced by Counter Studio, Margate
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Yamusangie’s practice is rooted in family, memory and community. Inspired by everyday moments and musical references, the artist transforms autobiography into bold visual storytelling, blending saturated colour with striking self-portraiture that reads as both self-declaration and acceptance.
Waiting and Taking My Time (2025) belongs to wider body of work exploring the quiet tension of long-distance friendships and relationships. Here, the figure sits suspended in that familiar modern ritual: waiting for a message, a vibration, a sign. It’s a portrait of longing, patience, and the small dramas that unfold in the glow of a phone screen.
Joy Yamusangie is a visual artist, specialising in illustration. Joy experiments with a range of traditional processes such as drawing, film, printmaking, painting and collaging to produce mixed media pieces.
Yamusangie’s profoundly autobiographical practice amalgamates bold colours with vibrant self portraiture that functions as a distinct act of self appreciation. Family, memory and community sit at the core of the artist’s practice and Yamusangie uses these elements to explore Congolese diaspora from a highly personal perspective. The artist’s exploration of race, identity and representation stem from a place of intimacy as they investigate socio-political issues within the microcosm of their own community.
Their previous projects have included a public art installation commissioned by Tate Collectives, the London Borough of Culture award and the cover for the 2021 Penguin edition of C. L. R. James’ Minty Alley. Joy’s work was also selected for the 2021 RA Summer Show. Joy has collaborated with a number of influential brands including Paul Smith and Gucci.
