I Want To Live In A World Where My Art And I Can Exist Freely

Being an immigrant has provided the art with a whole new meaning. I have always dreamed of making art, particularly self portrait photography in a place where it can exist freely. A place where I do not have to think twice or prepare my defence before I even begin making art. I am so done with having my art labeled unethical, immoral, or against religion. Back home, art was never just art. It carried weight before it even existed. For me, it was a risk, something that could expose me rather