Biography

Yasmin Teniola Idris (b.1997) is a Nigerian-British artist, storyteller, filmmaker, and architectural designer. She earned her MA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins, and her background in architecture ignited her passion for artificial worlds. She explores cultural narratives through the fabric of science fiction, futurism, and fantasy.

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The ‘MaybeArt Universe’ is where Idris ventures beyond the world-as-we-know-it through film, painting, installation, and digital media, creating surreal narratives that imagine life beyond oppressive structures and invite audiences to address structural and systemic challenges in a playful yet critical way.

 

Her fictional universes explore themes of self, identity, culture, female liberation, the evolution of collective consciousness, and the transformative power of reshaping societal norms. Her work aims to dismantle the barriers between reality and imagination. These stories often feature Black women in powerful positions as they navigate vulnerability, personal growth, healing, and discovery that inspire hope and liberation.

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