“sHit if not she”
Note: [sHe/it…] is Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi’s [crazinisT artisT] bio-political pronoun. Anyone or any institution can ‘responsibly’ use any pronoun of their preference for crazinisT artisT, otherwise, just use “sHit” and “sHits”

Born 1981 in Ho, Ghana, Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi [crazinisT artisT] works and lives in Kumasi. sHit is a multidisciplinary artist, founder and artistic director of perfocraZe International Artists Residency (pIAR) which aimed at promoting exchange between international and local artists, activists, researchers, curators, and thinkers. As a performer and installation artist, crazinisT investigates gender stereotypes, sexual stigma and their consequences for marginalized groups or individuals. With rituals and a gender-fluid persona, sHit employs sHits own body as a thought-provoking tool in performances, photography, video, and installations, ‘life-and-live-art’ confronting issues such as disenfranchisement, social justice, violence, objectification, and many more.