Artists for La Guarimba

Monsters, animals and fearless women inhabit the imaginative world of Swiss illustrator Eva Rust.

Inspired by nature, Japanese woodcut prints, vintage toys and human behaviour, Estonian illustrator Jaan Rõõmus creates images that move between irony and quiet sensitivity.

Identity, heritage and self representation shape the powerful visual language of Tanzanian illustrator Precious Seronga. Through Maasai inspired forms and traditional craft references, her work challenges Western narratives about Africa, celebrating culture, skill and pride.

Bold colours, island pride and powerful feminine figures define the world of Polynesian illustrator from Hawaii Shar Tui’asoa.

Soft irony, quiet observation and a playful sense of scale define the visual world of Norwegian illustrator Marianne Gretteberg Engedal. Her drawings inhabit a space where everyday life gently bends into the surreal, and humour becomes a form of tenderness.

Tenderness, colour and feline spirit come together in the vibrant visual world of Santa Gata, a Bolivian illustrator from Sucre whose work moves between the fantastical and the everyday.

Human rights, feminism and stories from the Global South shape the powerful visual practice of Pakistani artist and illustrator @shehzilm Working across illustration, street art and publishing, her work confronts injustice and reimagines care, justice and collective futures.

From gendered violence to migration and climate change, her drawings dismantle regressive narratives and invite more inclusive ways of seeing.

Traditional Myanmar textiles and ancient Burmese line painting shape the poetic visual universe of Myanmar born artist Chuu Wai. Created with a base of traditional fabric and inspired by classical Burmese line painting, this poster reimagines La Guarimba’s monkey as a symbol of curiosity and cultural crossing, where tradition meets movement, and play meets poetry.

A painter, performance artist and activist from Myanmar, Chuu Wai has been living in exile in Paris since the 2021 military coup.

Afro futurism, urban culture and pop memory shape the bold visual universe of Ghana based artist @hansonakatti Moving between illustration, graphic design and digital art, his work draws from retro cinema, comics and 90s hip hop to celebrate African identity and pride.

Fragility and transformation define the quiet universe of Italian visual artist and animator @artbygaiaalari Working frame by frame with hand drawn animation, her images explore care, memory and gentle forms of resistance.

Migration, folklore and mental health converge in the immersive and confrontational universe of Venezuelan-born artist @a-galue Through painting, puppetry and performance, his work transforms myth into civic ritual, giving shape to belonging, displacement and invisible labor.

Dark humour, horror and existential unease define the uncompromising visual universe of @joshuahallsimmons His work explores fear as a lens through which to process the world, blending the grotesque with moments of raw, unsettling humanity.

Among the works that struck us the most are The Furry Trap, Black River and the fantastic demolition of the superheroic myth Dream of the Bat.

Hand-drawn imagery, nature, posthumanism and feminism intertwine in the poetic universe of Julia Tudisco Italian-Hungarian filmmaker and illustrator, graduated from MOME