{"id":52824,"date":"2022-06-23T10:45:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T17:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/?post_type=campaigns&#038;p=52824"},"modified":"2022-06-27T11:46:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T18:46:41","slug":"shika","status":"publish","type":"campaigns","link":"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/fr\/what-we-do\/voice\/campaigns\/artist-changemaker-program\/shika\/","title":{"rendered":"Shika"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n                                                            <h5>VISUAL\/PIXEL ARTIST | MALAYSIA<\/h5>\n                <button type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#shareModal\"><\/button>\n\t<blockquote>Shika\/Shieko Reto (she\/her) is a visual artist from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, whose work features trans women&rsquo;s experiences in Malaysia, LGBTQIA+ rights, environmental concerns, and human rights issues. Learn more about her work in the interview below and by visiting her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shikasketchbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram account<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/blockquote>\n        <blockquote>\n                        Art is a platform for social justice, from the streets to online.                    \n                                                        Shika\n        <\/blockquote>\n\t<p><strong>What role do you think art can play in social change, activism, and movements?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Art plays a crucial role in activism. It&rsquo;s been a vehicle for social change for so long, and still in this digital age, art is a platform for social justice, from the streets to online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How would you describe your artistic practice in amplifying or supporting social movements?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Being a trans woman and an artist, I use art to express my experiences living in Malaysia. I contribute what I can to a few local feminist and human rights NGOs, including the artwork they need for training workshops, human rights manuals, and design.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/shieko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shika-Breakthebias.jpg\" alt=\"An Indian trans woman crosses her arms in front of her. The image is brightly colored and created in a pixelated style.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2488\" width=\"2480\" title=\"Shika-Breakthebias\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\u00ab\u00a0Break the Bias Campaign,\u00a0\u00bb pixel art | Shika, 2022<br \/>\nThis artwork is in conjunction with International Women&rsquo;s Day this year, but with a local flavor. It&rsquo;s a portrayal of an Indian trans woman.\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aurajae9.wixsite.com\/jaycielewis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shika-IDAHOT2022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"In a pixel art portrayal, the words \"International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia &amp; Biphobia \/ Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights\" are placed above a colorful illustration of 6 drag queens.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1810\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Shika-IDAHOT2022\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\u00ab\u00a0IDAHOT 2022,\u00a0\u00bb pixel art | Shika, 2022<br \/>\nFor International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, I created this artwork for personal use. I posted it to my social media account to celebrate the day with a portrayal of local drag queens. \n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/shieko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shika-TDOR2019-1.jpg\" alt=\"An illustration of hands surrounding a candle sits to the side of text that reads \"TDOR 2019, Transgender Day of Remembrance\/Malaysia, 2019\" and &quot;While we'll still work to get the government to change its stance on transgender people, right now we'll do what we can to get society to understand who we are and hopefully see that we're just like them. We have the same needs and aspirations. We laugh at the same memes.-Faris Saad, member of queer band Shh&#8230;Diam!\"\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2480\" width=\"2476\" title=\"Shika-TDOR2019 (1)\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\u00ab\u00a0TDOR 2019,\u00a0\u00bb pixel art | Shika, 2019<br \/>\nFor Transgender Day of Remembrance, I created this graphic for a local nongovernmental organization, Justice for Sisters, which aids transgender people in Malaysia. The image commemorates our fallen sisters and brothers with a quote from our trans man friend, Faris Saad.\n                                            <h2>Make an impact<\/h2>\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/join.globalfundforwomen.org\/a\/donate\">\n                                    Donate                                <\/a>\n                        Sign up for our newsletter\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shika\/Shieko Reto (she\/her) is a visual artist from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, whose work features trans women\u2019s experiences from Malaysia, LGBTQIA+ rights, environmental concerns, and human rights issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":52875,"parent":50600,"menu_order":1,"template":"","tags":[147],"campaign_category":[],"class_list":["post-52824","campaigns","type-campaigns","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-changemaker"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaigns\/52824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaigns"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/campaigns"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaigns\/50600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52824"},{"taxonomy":"campaign_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwomen.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign_category?post=52824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}