ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: Zeapoe Matalda
Zeapoe Matalda
USA
Stay:2025 6/11-7/22
Composer
My name is Zeapoe Matalda and I am a multi-disciplinary artist based in Moorhead, MN. My primary artistic mediums are music composition, filmmaking, and literature in addition to various styles of dance. I am the first-generation of my family to be born in America, and my parents are immigrants from the West African nation of Liberia. My world view has been significantly impacted by my heritage, which includes celebrating life, valuing tradition, and loving who I am and where I come from. I was raised in a vibrant West African community, where music and dance surrounded me on a regular basis. My mission as an artist is to engage with a multitude of cultures that will allow me to expand my musical knowledge, and grow as a global citizen who advocates for social justice and inclusion.
ミネソタ州ムーアヘッドを拠点に活動する多分野アーティスト。主な表現手段は、音楽作曲、映画制作、文学、ダンス。両親は西アフリカのリベリア出身。音楽とダンスに囲まれた、活気あふれる西アフリカ系のコミュニティで育つ。彼女の世界観は、人生を祝うこと、伝統、ルーツを愛することといった、彼女のルーツから大きな影響を受けている。