I feel like I have had to catch up to the art I've made, and learn from the protagonists I have written, especially in relation to gender.
My interest in language is steadfast, but I think each project and its accompanying intentions dictate how language must be used. - Vivek Shraya
My interest in language is steadfast, but I think each project and its accompanying intentions dictate how language must be used.
- Vivek Shraya
I couldn't write about love without writing about hate - specifically, how the experience of hatred embeds itself in the body and prevents love from … - Vivek Shraya
I couldn't write about love without writing about hate - specifically, how the experience of hatred embeds itself in the body and prevents love from …
Now is not the time for Canadians to be sanctimonious. It is time for us to be prudent and active. - Vivek Shraya
Now is not the time for Canadians to be sanctimonious. It is time for us to be prudent and active.
I have dedicated a significant portion of my time and artistry to making art that addresses various forms of oppression, including white supremacy, m… - Vivek Shraya
I have dedicated a significant portion of my time and artistry to making art that addresses various forms of oppression, including white supremacy, m…
In poetry, I didn't have to provide resolution. I could ask hard questions without feeling responsible for the answers. - Vivek Shraya
In poetry, I didn't have to provide resolution. I could ask hard questions without feeling responsible for the answers.
As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference. - Vivek Shraya
As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.
Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning. - Vivek Shraya
Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning.
In my thirties, I have felt a greater urgency to make art that highlights what it feels like to be racialized, likely due to living in a country that… - Vivek Shraya
In my thirties, I have felt a greater urgency to make art that highlights what it feels like to be racialized, likely due to living in a country that…
I have always considered the aesthetic of a project, including press photos, as a means to further the message of the art itself. - Vivek Shraya
I have always considered the aesthetic of a project, including press photos, as a means to further the message of the art itself.
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