Azka Ahmed: Audio Self Portrait
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Azka Ahmed: Audio Self Portrait
Description
A self-portrait audio by Azka Ahmed for the exhibition "Of Kin and Other Impossible Homes."
Creator
Azka Ahmed
Source
Publisher
The ArQuives: Canada's LGBTQ2+ Archives
Date
May 2025
Language
English
Sound Item Type Metadata
Transcription
A soft, full-colour portrait of me standing quietly among the tender, reaching limbs of a willow tree. The leaves cascade around me in delicate strands, like nature’s own curtain, parting just enough for me to be witnessed.
The filtered light falls through the greenery, catching on my skin in warm, scattered patterns, as though the day itself is reaching for me. Some leaves frame my face while others blur gently into the foreground, creating the feeling of a dream.
I face the camera with a slight turn of my body, and my gaze is both soft and searching.
My curly hair, slightly tousled by wind and routine, and my gold septum ring catches the light, glimmering.
I am wearing an earth-toned shirt, layered with a dark jacket, my lips resting on the edge of a smile. At this moment, I don’t have to explain my gender, my softness, my strength, my ancestry, or my ache. Everything I carry is held by the branches and the light.
The filtered light falls through the greenery, catching on my skin in warm, scattered patterns, as though the day itself is reaching for me. Some leaves frame my face while others blur gently into the foreground, creating the feeling of a dream.
I face the camera with a slight turn of my body, and my gaze is both soft and searching.
My curly hair, slightly tousled by wind and routine, and my gold septum ring catches the light, glimmering.
I am wearing an earth-toned shirt, layered with a dark jacket, my lips resting on the edge of a smile. At this moment, I don’t have to explain my gender, my softness, my strength, my ancestry, or my ache. Everything I carry is held by the branches and the light.
Original Format
Audio recording
Duration
1 minute and 13 seconds
Citation
Azka Ahmed, “Azka Ahmed: Audio Self Portrait,” The ArQuives Digital Exhibitions, accessed August 20, 2026, https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/items/show/3310.