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Vivek Shraya
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I don't yet know what style will be required for my next novel, but my sense is that each book will involve a new relationship to language.
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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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As a general rule, I tend to collaborate with artists whose work I admire.
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I think white artists have a responsibility to be not only naming white supremacy, but to be using their power and privilege to support artists of color.
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Despite the fact that I'm not highly skilled in any visual art, aesthetics have always played a strong role in my art, including my first albums.
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As much as I believe in the capacity for art to create change, and as much as being an artist is physically and emotionally challenging, there is ultimately something a bit comfortable about making art in the comfort of your own home.
Vivek Shraya
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 tend to focus less on genre as a starting point and more on idea or intention and let the idea dictate genre.
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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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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.
Vivek Shraya
Music is my first love, where my artistic journey began.
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As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.
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My interest in language is steadfast, but I think each project and its accompanying intentions dictate how language must be used.
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I do use art as a site of protest, particularly in relation to dominant narratives.
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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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Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning.
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Art can sometimes be separate from the artist.
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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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My intention was never to write a trans novel - which is perhaps an effective strategy for writing a trans novel.
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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.
Vivek Shraya