Shloka Ettna
Shloka Ettna is a writer and self-taught illustrator who makes art to confront and reconcile with the world. Her work depicts resistance to global injustices while stimulating imaginations to visualize another world.
She's interested in creating artwork that's accessible, conducive to healing and part of the struggle for universal liberation.
She was born (in the monsoon summer of 1985) and raised in Mumbai, India and lives in the United States.
An Invocation* for 40
All I wanna
do this
year is hold
this person
I love,
wrap my arms around
their waist
or back
on every single
goddamn dance
floor of this country
I don’t
care if there are
hurricanes surging
tornadoes brewing
floodwaters rising
or fires blazing
around every
corner
all I want to
do is eat
sleep
and make my
way to yet
another
dance floor
with
this person
I love,
the hurricanes
tornadoes
floods
and fires
are just
gonna
have to
come
find
me
there
*(an invocation for dance floors, not devastating weather)