Where Are You Frøm?
Where Are You Frøm?
Shivy Galtere
“I think being an artist that really speaks to who I am, individually, and how I really identify.”
Where Are You Frøm?
Shivy Galtere
“I think being an artist that really speaks to who I am, individually, and how I really identify.”
“It was very much this juxtaposition.[So] it's been very interesting for me to explore nudity, and women's bodies.”
— Shivy
“It was very much this juxtaposition.[So] it's been very interesting for me to explore nudity, and women's bodies.”
— Shivy
Where Are You Frøm?
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““I carry my whole family history in my face.””
“I think that I'm just a bit of an odd bird. I just never looked like any other kid or acted like any other kid. ”
“And it took me I think all the three years of being there to understand that belonging was a state of mind. ”
Where Are You Frøm?
Fatima Ahmed
“I carry my whole family history in my face. So when you ask me where I'm from it's both everywhere and right here.”
Where Are You Frøm?
Reiko Waisglass
"I think that I'm just a bit of an odd bird. I just never looked like any other kid or acted like any other kid."
Where Are You Frøm?
Abeer Haque
"I always say Nigerian-born Bangladeshi American, because it has all the three countries in there. And it seems like a mouthful. But because those spaces are so much a part of who I am, I always say them."
Where Are You Frøm?