Chandra on Embracing Tamil Identity, Creative Expression, and Building Community

26/03/2025 56 min Temporada 2 Episodio 14

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In this episode of the Tell A Vision podcast, host Layla McMurtrie sits down with Chandra, an artist whose work spans multiple creative mediums—including music, poetry, painting, and even cooking. As a Tamil-American and the child of refugees, Chandra’s art is deeply tied to his identity, history, and the experience of navigating different cultural worlds.He opens up about how his heritage influences his creative process, how moving to Detroit and co-founding the collective Don't Wait Until Tomorrow shaped his perspective, and the importance of finding community as an artist.Intro Music: ⁠⁠⁠Mat Larimer⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Mat's Apartment⁠⁠⁠Outro Music: ⁠⁠⁠Mat’s Apartment⁠⁠⁠Hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Layla McMurtrie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Presented by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Vision Detroit