Canadian - Artist | December 21, 1992 -
My style motto is pretty classic: you give off a positive energy when you wear what you're most comfortable in.
Petra Collins
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I think the gender norms of emotion are horrendous. Being masculine means showing zero emotions, but having the choice to be angry or depressed. Being female means you are one dimensional - if you show more than that, you are a psycho, hysterical, or historically, a witch.
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My favorite place to go is Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. If you see it at sunrise and sunset, it's like you're on Mars.
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I've always been fascinated by the desert.
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My mind is changing all the time. I can't live in a space that has a fixed aesthetic. I just need a blank slate when I come home.
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My lens and my personality, it's just fluid. The art isn't just in one place.
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Occasionally, I'll wear glitter or blue eye shadow.
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As a young woman, I was disturbed by the fact that there was no imagery that truly expressed the experience of a young woman and the challenges and turbulence we go through. All we had were teenage magazines like 'Cosmopolitan,' which are very one-sided and show an objectified view of women.
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From the beginning of puberty, I did really badly in school. I was super dyslexic; I was in special ed. I had a hard time reading and writing, so I thought that my self worth was in my looks, how I presented myself, and how other people perceived me.
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I'm either working or I'm lying in bed the entire day.
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The feminist movement is way bigger than the word. I don't police people on what they call themselves, but equality and a general sense of togetherness are really important to me.
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If your story is being told by someone who doesn't really know it, it's not going to come out accurate. A lot of it has to do with context. Whoever's behind the camera or pen or whatever.
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