Today's gender is a forest fire
arshad hakim draws and makes films. he despises writing a bio and at best he thinks of it as a game that he wants to play. “gender of the day” is a genderbot that let's us outsource our feelings about gender to a bot, which i think should free up a lot of mental space for other things. the game works as a list. a sentence that begins with: the gender of the day is …. or today’s gender is ….
few examples:
- the gender of the day is a shimmering nebulous black hole.
- today’s gender is the sound of the static between radio stations.
- the gender of the day is a spectral moon.
- the gender today is the smell of patchouli and sound of thunder in the distance.
- today’s gender is brave and preoccupied.
- today’s gender is a hurricane.
if you want to play along, add yours here:
your response will be added to the list and will show up on this page.
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- self published artists book: adrift: graphic notations for watermusic ii. available at Press Works Store(India), Printed Matter (USA) (2025)
contact: arshadhakim19@gmail.com