Zahra Siddiqui's guest appearances

Zahra Siddiqui

The Epiphany Project

New Currency

Unsilent Women

Chris Evans

Tracy Dalgleish

Leila Fataar

Samantha Clarke

Jeremy Benson

Pauleanna Reid

Vanessa Adams

Vivian Kaye

Lauren Washington

Courtney Johnson

Michael Morris

Ralph Hardy

Dre Ngozi

Cassandra Campbell

Daniel Bailey

OwlTail

 Representation and diversity have become major talking points over the last year. Phrases like “if you can see it you can be it,” are popular platitudes of support, offered at diversity seminars and plastered in Millennial pink quote backdrops on Instagram. But all of this talk around diversity has made it this silent thief in the night. Like a diverse world is aspirational. When the reality is that diversity is already here.  And if we aren’t seeing it in the spaces that we occupy, it’s because it’s been deliberately left out. What we often end up seeing instead is tokenism. A multi-cultural and multi-racial world that reflects dominant and behaviors. Representation, especially in media and pop culture as we know it has been from a historically white, wealthy, cis-gendered, heteronormative lens. And this representation doesn’t reflect our reality. My guest this week is an incredible Toronto-based artist, visual storyteller, and photographer, Zahra Siddiqui — who challenges this portrayal of our world through The Invisible Majority — a body of work that speaks to the consciousness of our civilization.  Zahra takes portraits of members of the BIPOC and 2SLGBTQ people, exactly as they are and want to be seen. There is no code-switching to fit in. Zahra’s work reflects the reality of our society. That BIPOC people are a majority. And even in a diverse, multi-cultural city like Toronto, we remain unseen. Some aspects of this episode may be triggering and so you’re encouraged to listen at your comfort.  To follow Zahra's work, head on over to www. theinvisiblemajority.com

Representation and diversity have become major talking points over the last year. Phrases like “if you can see it you can be it,” are popular platitudes of support, offered at diversity seminars and plastered in Millennial pink quote backdrops on Instagram.  But all of this talk around diversity has made it this silent thief in the night. Like a diverse world is aspirational. When the reality is that diversity is already here.  And if we aren’t seeing it in the spaces that we occupy, it’s because it’s been deliberately left out. What we often end up seeing instead is tokenism. A multi-cultural and multi-racial world that reflects dominant and behaviors. Representation, especially in media and pop culture as we know it has been from a historically white, wealthy, cis-gendered, heteronormative lens. And this representation doesn’t reflect our reality. My guest this week is an incredible Toronto-based artist, visual storyteller, and photographer, Zahra Siddiqui — who challenges this portrayal of our world through The Invisible Majority — a body of work that speaks to the consciousness of our civilization.   Zahra takes portraits of members of the BIPOC and 2SLGBTQ people, exactly as they are and want to be seen. There is no code-switching to fit in.  Zahra’s work reflects the reality of our society. That BIPOC people are a majority. And even in a diverse, multi-cultural city like Toronto, we remain unseen. Some aspects of this episode may be triggering and so you’re encouraged to listen at your comfort.  To follow Zahra's work, head on over to www. <a href="http://theinvisiblemajority.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theinvisiblemajority.com</a>

The unsilent majority — with Zahra Siddiqui

Since picking up the camera six years ago, Zahra Siddiqui’s work has mostly focused on representation. Last year, she held a solo exhibition that featured her on going project, the Invisible Majority. The project consisted of a collection of small canvases featuring a diverse range of people in Toronto. In our conversation, we talk about her journey, her process of creating from a place of mindfulness and much more.Follow Zahra: https://www.instagram.com/zahra_siddiqui

Since picking up the camera six years ago, Zahra Siddiqui’s work has mostly focused on representation. Last year, she held a solo exhibition that featured her on going project, the Invisible Majority. The project consisted of a collection of small canvases featuring a diverse range of people in Toronto. In our conversation, we talk about her journey, her process of creating from a place of mindfulness and much more. Follow Zahra: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zahra_siddiqui" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/zahra_siddiqui</a>

Zahra Siddiqui, Photographer

Zahra Siddiqui is one of Toronto's multi-talented visual artist's and photographer. One of the amazing things about Zahra's art is that she is self-taught. With the encouragement of close friends, Zahra began her journey and soon found her voice in her art. Zahra also shares how her first solo exhibition came about and the impact it has left.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeproject/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeproject/support

Zahra Siddiqui is one of Toronto's multi-talented visual artist's and photographer. One of the amazing things about Zahra's art is that she is self-taught. With the encouragement of close friends, Zahra began her journey and soon found her voice in her art. Zahra also shares how her first solo exhibition came about and the impact it has left. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeproject/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeproject/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeproject/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeproject/support</a>

Ep 14. Zahra Siddiqui - "Express who I am, while still being silent"