Yari is based in Stockholm, and he has a background as a professional dancer and performer.
Now he works mainly as a personal/care assistant. Yari´s artistic interests often start from a personal experience and concern questions of identity, vulnerability, and companionship. For a couple of years, he dance tango as a follower, a role traditionally practiced by women. Embodying non-hegemonic masculinities have already been worked throughout his career as a male ballet dancer.