The GendV Project's Artist-in-residence, Julie Nxadi, speaks about her work for Maverick Life: “It’s difficult being a black artist and to be somewhere to think. It’s always the same, all we’re told to think about is violence. Violence will inherently be part of my work, but I won’t be confined by it,” says Nxadi. “Besides, you can’t explore violence in only one way. We have complicated experiences and complicated ways of living. Sometimes it’s about being in the same space as people who are as disillusioned and as optimistic and struggling with that imbalance. It’s about finding a community of people who also find things complicated. It’s about process.” You can read the full article here.