baptized.in.prison

baptized.in.prison (Toni-Leah C. Yake) (European; Kanyen'kehà:ka, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, Turtle Clan) is a composer-performer residing on xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ territories.

Her work extends to explore the land, memories, world-building and embodied response. Informed by dream interpretation and Kanyen'kehà:ka epistemology Yake submerges into liminality through performances illuminated by archival recordings, synthesis, and noise.

Toni-Leah's practices are often influenced by kanyen’keha (Mohawk language) research, the interplay between conscious and unconscious realms, symbolism, relationships with unseen dimensions, and connections to archaic memories.