As a brown artist, I have mixed feelings about my relationship to art and my "responsibilities" post-Trump.
Vivek ShrayaI 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.
Vivek ShrayaI 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.
Vivek ShrayaMaking 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.
Vivek Shraya