VIVEK SHRAYA

Vivek Shraya is an artist whose body of work crosses the boundaries of music, literature, visual art, and film.

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so i made your skin the colour of my home the night sky                                                                      you were already stars. 

- Vivek Shraya, one / birth

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The Boy & The Bindi | Vivek Shraya

A children’s picture book, illustrated by Rajni Perera.

Awww, looks like bi trans author Vivek Shraya has written a children’s book!

The Boy and the Bindi is a playful picture book about a young boy’s fascination with the dot on his mother’s forehead.

Ammi, why do you wear that dot? What’s so special about that spot?

It’s not a dot, says my Ammi— It’s not a spot, it’s a bindi!

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So thrilled to be opening for Tegan and Sara on the Canadian leg of their fall tour! 

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Too Attached has two upcoming shows! 

Opening for LAL in Vancouver and Edmonton. Hope to see you there! 

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Personal Essay: I want to see white people get angry and take action against racism, too, writes Vivek Shraya | Quill and Quire

I can’t recall the exact incident. Perhaps it was the announcement of another all-white panel, literary event, or award shortlist in my social media feed.

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How Vivek Shraya turned lived racism into poetry

What does it mean to go through the world as a person of colour? For Vivek Shraya, this question had

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We Meet the Trans Artist Calling Out Misogyny in the South Asian Community

Vivek Shraya's work often revolves around her relationship with her mother. Especially after Vivek, born male, began transitioning last year and now uses female pronouns. Recently she explored misogyny in the South Asian community by recreating old pictures of her mother. Daily VICE met Shraya at her home to talk about the project.

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While Transitioning, This Transgender Artist Has Been Re-Creating Old...

"While transitioning in the past year, it's been surreal to look at the photos and see how similar we look."

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Vivek Shraya

Vivek Shraya’s mother prayed to god for sons, rooted in her fear of the misogyny and worldly weight she faced herself imposing on any future daughters. She got her wish, and had two sons. Shraya’s project Trisha documents her personal transition by recreating old photos of her mother. “This project felt like a way to honour my mother, but also, the daughter she never wanted, or rather, the daughter she wasn’t allowed to want,” she explains.  

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Too Attached | April 29, 2016 | Pre-show

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Vivek Shraya reading poems from her new book Even This Page Is White.

Latitude 53. Edmonton, AB. 04/23/16. 

Purchase the book: vivekshraya.com/books/even-this-page-is-white/

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The genderqueer artist recreating her mother’s old photos

‘This project felt like a way to honour my mother, but also, the daughter she never wanted, or rather, the daughter she wasn’t allowed to want’

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New Photo Series - TRISHA

Photography & Artwork by Karen Campos Castillo

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In preparation for our upcoming summer shows, check out our new bonus track, Getalife, featured on Quick Before it Melts & Spill Magazine.

“The song bounces on the tightest of beats and glides on slick, sexy R&B grooves. Its iridescent synths  and sitar samples sparkle like jewels…”

Soundcloud | Bandcamp

Artwork by Meera Sethi.

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her touch was a deep thawing, a permission to feel, a memory of heat lost long ago

SHE OF THE MOUNTAINS (vivek shraya)  (via cosmicstruggle)

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From this week’s Songs You Need to Hear:

Vivek Shraya, ‘Girl It’s Your Time’

Earlier this month, Toronto artist Vivek Shraya made an announcement on Facebook: “35 today. New chapter. Using female pronouns. She & Her. Wrote a song … #GirlItsYourTime.” Also a filmmaker and author, Shraya had mostly only written about love in her music, while her other work explored themes like gender, sexuality, race and religion. “When I returned to music last year, I made sure it felt OK to write from a place of more honesty. The music industry has changed so much. There’s room for these conversations, of my struggles as a brown, queer artist.”

“Girl It’s Your Time” is a personal anthem for Shraya, a reflection of the bumpy ride transitioning to female pronouns. All proceeds from the single’s release will go to Supporting Our Youth’s Trans_Fusion Crew program, a grassroots drop-in group in Toronto that supports trans and questioning youth.

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TOO ATTACHED is playing our very first shows this spring/spring. We are so excited and hope to see you! First up, we have the honour of opening for LAL for their album release event in Toronto. Tickets.

Much more to come! Please follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates.