TYGAPAW Diffusus

TYGAPAW - Diffusus (taken from the “Tresor 30” boxset) Video by Gabriel Massan - The mesmerising video by visual artist Gabriel Massan is inspired by TYGAPAW aka Dion McKenzie’s own painting entitled “meet us on the dance floor before the world ends”. About the piece, the artist says “I painted them during the pandemic after my 37. birthday in February. They are a symbol of rebirth for me as I begin act II in this life. My trans gender queer tubbies occupy a space in my fantasy where I tap into the joy of being ones true self, without the pressures of a society where the binary reigns supreme. My techno-tubbies are created in my image, their smile is my smile, their eyes, my eyes, I am them, they are me, their joy, my joy, they are limitless like me, like you.” Dion McKenzie is a one-person army on a mission to highlight inclusivity and displacement through sound. Originally from Mandeville, Jamaica, and based in Brooklyn, New York, TYGAPAW is a polymathic artist injecting their Jamaican