I want people to focus on what I’m saying, not how well I can sing.” -Artist and songwriter (Nemahsis) Photo of by by are the most important part of my music. In my experience, the honesty tends to help people the most.” It’s important to be as honest and open as possible. I want us to be treated just like any other human. The most important part of my career is helping people, and a huge part of that for me is to represent to the LGBTQ+ community in any way that I can.Īs a trans man, I feel a responsibility to protect fellow trans kids and adults. Although I experience these negative emotions sometimes, I still feel euphoric with the progress I’ve already made and that I’m able to present myself to the world in my true form. My vocal journey as an artist has been one of the hardest parts - experiencing dysphoria because I couldn’t go through hormonal treatment while I was performing last year. “I socially transitioned when I was 17 and physically began to transition when I was 18. These things and honest storytelling make my music uniquely mine,” says the Australia-based musician. “I try to provide as much hope as I can to those who need it. Themes like mental health awareness, childhood trauma and day-to-day struggles runs through flowerkid’s lyrically fearless, fragile music. I like that I can connect with that aspect of my culture through my art.”Īrt by motivation is to help and heal as many people as I can while healing myself in the process.” - (Flynn Sant, aka flowerkid) I use this fiber called abacá, which is a natural leaf fiber grown in the Philippines. I’ve been exploring paper-making more, which allows me to get to the root of both my art practice and my identity. My characters also have an aspect of self-portraiture to them, as I am often infusing aspects of my identity.
When I feel a strange or complicated emotion, I’ll hold onto that, then unravel it through drawing. “Each of my characters carries an air of emotional complexity. “I think of my illustrations as stories from this world I’m creating, and my sculptures are the objects, tools and memorials that exist in the world itself,” says the Filipino-American artist, who mostly works in graphite and uses clay for little charms and frames. Grace’s monochromatic, kawaii-noir aesthetic is infused with highly stylized, cartoonish characters, inspired by feminist sci-fi, medieval fantasy, techno primitivism and dress-up games. “I like making something that feels way in the past, yet light-years into the future.” - (Grace Requejo)
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