Khadija Saye

Khadija Saye
Born Khadija Mohammadou Saye
(1992-07-30)30 July 1992
Hammersmith, London, England
Died 14 June 2017(2017-06-14) (aged 24)
North Kensington, London, England
Cause of death Grenfell Tower fire
Residence Grenfell Tower (20th Floor)
Other names Ya-Haddy Sisi Saye
Education Rugby School
Alma mater University for the Creative Arts
Occupation Artist/Photographer
Known for Photography and artwork
Website sayephotography.co.uk

Khadija Mohammadou Saye (30 July 1992 – 14 June 2017), also known as Ya-Haddy Sisi Saye,[1] was a Gambian-British photographer.[2][3] Her photography explored her Gambian-British identity and was exhibited in the Diaspora Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2017. Saye died in the Grenfell Tower fire.

Life and work

Saye was born in London and initially attended the Sion Manning Roman Catholic Girls' School in North Kensington.[4] At age 14 she won a scholarship to Rugby School in Rugby, England.[5] Later she attended the University for the Creative Arts at Farnham and obtained a photography degree.[6][7] She lived with her mother, Mary Ajaoi Augustus Mendy, on the 20th floor of Grenfell Tower in North Kensington.[1][5] She was mentored by artist Nicola Green and became friends with Green's husband, Tottenham MP David Lammy.[5][8]

Saye's photography explored her Gambian-British identity.[9] In 2017 her series of photographs entitled Dwellings: in this Space we Breathe, based on Gambian spiritual practices,[1] was exhibited in the Diaspora Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.[6][10][11] The BBC had been planning to broadcast on 17 June a documentary TV programme, Venice Biennale: Sink or Swim, that included Saye. The programme "follows a team of diverse emerging artists as they install and prepare to launch the first ever Diaspora Pavilion in a Venetian palazzo during the Venice Biennale".[9] The programme was postponed after the fire[12] and transmitted in September 2017.

Her work was part of the reopening show of Kettle's Yard in Cambridge on 10 February 2018.[13]

Death

Both Saye and her mother died in the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017.[6][14][15] Following her death, Tate Britain announced that it would exhibit a silkscreen of one of the pieces from the Dwellings series, Sothiou (2017), in the memorials section.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "London fire: Who are the victims?". BBC News. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Movahedi, Sanaz (17 June 2017). "Among the victims, my kind, funny friend Khadija Saye, and her mum". The Observer. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Berrington, Katie (19 June 2017). "Remembering Artist Khadija Saye". Vogue. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Khadija Saye (St 08-10)". Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Smyth, Diane (20 June 2017). "Obituary: Khadija Saye, fast-rising artist killed tragically young in Grenfell Tower". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Topping, Alexandra (17 June 2017). "Khadija Saye: artist on cusp of recognition when she died in Grenfell". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Artist Khadija Saye confirmed as victim of Grenfell Tower fire" A-N, 16 June 2017. Accessed 23 June 2017
  8. ↑ Sommers, Jack (16 June 2017). "David Lammy Fights Back Tears Describing Khadija Saye, Who Died In Grenfell Tower Fire". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Venice Biennale: Sink or Swim" BBC Two. Accessed 29 June 2017
  10. ↑ Shaw, Annie (19 June 2017). "In pictures: the 'remarkable, powerful' works of Khadija Saye who died in Grenfell Tower blaze". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  11. ↑ Brinkhurst-Cuff, Charlie (20 June 2017). "Celebrating the art of Khadija Saye, a Grenfell fire victim". Dazed. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  12. ↑ Grafton-Green, Patrick (17 June 2017). "BBC pulls documentary featuring Grenfell Tower fire victim". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  13. ↑ Brown, Mark (4 December 2017). "Works by artist who died in Grenfell fire to be shown at Cambridge gallery". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  14. ↑ Woodcock, Andrew (17 June 2017). "Grenfell Tower fire: 24-year-old artist Khadija Saye named as victim". The Independent. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Five-year-old Grenfell fire victim died after his hand slipped from his neighbour's grasp as they tried to escape". Daily Telegraph. 26 June 2017.
  16. ↑ Sulcas, Roslyn (20 June 2017). "Art of a Grenfell Tower Fire Victim Is Shown by the Tate". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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