Imperfection is a Form of Freedom. Acrylic on canvas 40.6 x 40.6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.

“I’m fighting myself. I know I am. One minute I want to remember. The next minute I want to live in the land of forgetting. One minute I want to feel. The next minute I never want to feel ever again. – Benjamin Alire Saenz, Last Night I Sang to the Monster.”

This painting is part of the series “The Self”, in which I explore the complex and diverse facets of selfhood, including gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and age, challenging traditional Western and Eastern views. I investigate how selfhood is constructed, altered, and reimagined, often offering fresh perspectives. Through my artworks, I embrace the multiplicity of selfhood and its intersections with social and cultural identities. By breaking down dichotomous views of the self, I invite viewers to question and expand their own understanding of selfhood.