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I have been and continue to be committed to art as a tool to ignite, comfort, and discomfort.

Vivek Shraya

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I didn't want to give the white reader an opportunity to think of racism as imaginary - a sentiment that is already a central barrier in addressing the problem.
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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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In poetry, I didn't have to provide resolution. I could ask hard questions without feeling responsible for the answers.
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Writing about racism requires a directness that writing a love story does not.
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I do use art as a site of protest, particularly in relation to dominant narratives.
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As a brown artist, I have mixed feelings about my relationship to art and my responsibilities post-Trump.
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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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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 especially worry about the ways Canadians can be glib about our supposed difference from the US in our acceptance of diversity.
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I always work with text orally in the writing process, saying passages aloud to measure flow.
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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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I used singing as a safety measure. I would pay attention to what songs the popular girls liked, learn those songs from the radio or library cassettes, and then accidentally sing or hum these songs in class. This would impress the girls, who would then defend me from the boys.
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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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I would love to see more dialogue around the responsibilities of art consumers - how can audiences better financially support artists we love, artists who are doing the work, so that artists have a more solid foundation upon which to make art?
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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 entering or leaving.
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Making music has been connected to one of my greatest heartaches, because my own music has never quite connected with audiences. But it was this heartache that pushed me to explore other artistic avenues, like writing and filmmaking, and I ultimately feel most at home in a multidisciplinary environment.
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If anything, I have witnessed the ways my art travels, or is rendered more accessible, when sanctioned by or connected to white artists.
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Art can sometimes be separate from the artist.
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As a general rule, I tend to collaborate with artists whose work I admire.
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