About

Oyun Daria Testo is a Buryad-Mongolian (Khori Buryad) Indigenous artist, curator, educator, and storyteller, deeply engaged in amplifying marginalized and more-than-human voices through her decolonial lens. Her practice is anchored in the preservation and revitalization of both tangible and intangible heritage, where Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Indigenous Knowledge serve as guides. Reflecting upon the oral and written knowledge of her ancestors, she brings into contemplation notions of reciprocity, local cosmologies, folkloristics, myths, and the value of kin-making.

Driven by a commitment to decolonization, Oyun Daria’s work is informed by a personal journey of change, family research, and deep learning. Through ongoing processes of empathy, education, and knowledge-sharing, she creates and curates spaces that explore the complexities of kinship, belonging, and identity while confronting colonial legacies.

Through a holistic, ethics-driven approach to art, curating, and education, Oyun Daria aims to foster dialogue that bridges ancestral traditions with contemporary interpretations. Her work highlights ancestral and local ecological knowledge, offering alternative ways of understanding our relationships with the land, non-human entities, and each other.

Oyun Daria is interconnected with humans, more-than-humans, other-than-humans and non-humans.