Irineu Destourelles investigates the formation and disruption of postcolonial African identity through the lens of language internalization and its impact on desire. His primary medium is moving-image, often incorporating original writings, drawings, and performances. Destourelles traverses his Creole, Black, and diaspora experiences since childhood in Europe to examine self-representation and displacement. Each artwork addresses distinct themes, from colonialist patterns in European contexts and code-switching to flawed memory and self-dislike. Language is central to his practice, whereby text, voice, neologisms, and/or double-speak constitute the basis of several of his works. Employing diverse strategies, from single-image to text-based videos, he stages the uneasiness that emerges from the marriage between language and outsider to stimulate thought on cultural identity, linguistic dynamics, and colonial history. Destourelles was born in Cape Verde, trained in Fine Arts at WdKA in Rotterdam and Central Saint Martins in London, and is based in Glasgow, UK.