Gẹlẹdẹ Queens is an act of reclamation. It reflects my journey back home to reconnect with my Yoruba heritage, and it shares my perspective as a daughter of the diaspora, understanding West African mythology and culture through a lens shaped by migration, return, and spiritual memory.

In this self-published work, I bring together photographs, essays, and research on Yoruba cosmology, matriarchal power, and diasporic storytelling. Every page weaves together image and text to show how the Gẹlẹdẹ masquerade is a space for politics, myth, reverence, and resistance.

The Founders Edition is my most personal offering — only 50 copies exist worldwide. Each is hand-numbered and signed by me, Destinie Adélakun. Bound in an 8x8-inch hardcover and housed in a custom red collector’s box with gold embossed lettering, this edition is designed to be both an artwork and an heirloom.

By pre-ordering this edition, you’re investing in the preservation of cultural heritage and directly supporting my work as an independent artist.

Product Details

• Casebound hardcover, 8x8 inches, archival paper

• Custom red collector’s box with gold embossed lettering

• Hand-numbered & signed (1–50)

• 61 pages, full color

• Pre-order now, ships October 8, 2025

• Ships worldwide