Enfnts Terribles

The Tanzanian-Zambian artist Kriticos is up next in our Unjudged series. Besides being a popular artist in East Africa, he is a young and ambitious entrepreneur who isn’t afraid of starting new discussions and uses his platform to talk about topics close to his heart. His determination to make a positive change in the world is infectious and doesn’t only stimulate his own creativity. He is a front-runner and will undoubtedly inspire more people in the future.

Agenda-setting

“My name is Kriticos. I am a spirit connected to the source, but you see me as the body you see in front of you. I am a human being trying to do as much as I can before I die,” the artist declares, and all of that is true: he makes eclectic songs, co-organized the first BLM protest in Brussels, and opens conversation during his book clubs.

The young and entrepreneurial Kriticos moved to Amsterdam for an internship at the Daily Paper Headquarters: “I didn’t know too many people at that time. Daily Paper became my home. There I am most comfortable. Everybody working at Daily Paper vibrates on a high frequency. I think it’s what brought us together. It feels like a tribe.”

“Find peace in yourself. People that judge aren’t truly at peace within themselves. We are all going to die. So in the end: nothing really matters.” With that said, feeling unjudged sounds so much better: “It is the freedom to be yourself. Unapologetically”

Talent: Kriticos
Creative concept by Ines Vansteenkiste-Muylle and Miguel van Doorn
Production and interviews by Miguel van Doorn
Photography and grading by Ines Vansteenkiste-Muylle
Dust removal by Nel Berens
Styling by Eveline Briand