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It's exciting to consider how art, in its ability to reveal, can be ahead of the artist.

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I worry about what Trump will inspire in Canada, especially given incidents that have already occurred here since the election.
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In poetry, I didn't have to provide resolution. I could ask hard questions without feeling responsible for the answers.
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When I wouldn't leave home without my blue contacts or when I was bleaching my hair, I didn't have the language to articulate that I was trying to assimilate to whiteness. If anything, I was trying to look normal.
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I am always hesitant to call myself an activist, mostly out of respect for the activists who are using their bodies and voices to protest or activists online who are constantly engaging and educating others.
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Music is my first love, where my artistic journey began.
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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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I have been and continue to be committed to art as a tool to ignite, comfort, and discomfort.
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My art career often feels less like an art career and more like a career in educating, usually by using my body.
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I am more likely to get paid for my art if it's presented alongside a white artist, so the questions around value and agency arise: What choices should I make, or do I have to make, if I want to be compensated for my work? Why isn't my art valued on its own?
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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.
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I have dedicated a significant portion of my time and artistry to making art that addresses various forms of oppression, including white supremacy, misogyny, and biphobia.
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