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Saumya Sankhala

It is my very right to be seen

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What is your favorite type of art to create?

My favourite type of art would be the one that doesn’t require to be understood, but to be acknowledged. To be seen by the eye of a 4 year old and still found beautiful. Whether it be a splash of paint across the wall or a picture of the sky—clicked by a teenager on snapchat or a professional photographer, it is all undeniably art. But yes—I’m mostly into unprofessional, spontaneous photography.

Where do you find inspiration?

My inspiration comes from a deep desperation of being seen. The amount of content we consume in today’s world is astoundingly higher than what we create. The mere idea of living without creating is unsettling to me. It is like i vomit art whenever it wants to come out. I’m not a very different or unique person, my thoughts aren’t original or revolutionary, but they are something that keep me aware and on the wake; I must create, i must create, i must create.

What would you do with $25,000?

I honestly don’t know, that sounds like a big amount. I would love to travel to countries very less people have been to if it weren’t for the geopolitical havoc we’re in. I have this little orphanage i’ve been going to since i was 3, and i know all the kids there like they’re my siblings. So mostly, i’ll share a majority of it with them. some, I’ll probably use to buy something for my parents for the first time. The leftover, I will use to buy a music production course i’ve been dying to get :)

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