Unbothered — Split Lip Magazine

A portrait made with boldly colored and patterned paper, framed by felt plants. A girl wearing large, rose-colored glasses blows a big bubble of gum. Her hair is up in high pigtails, with ties down the length sectioning off large bubbles of hair. — “Unbothered” by Kadazia Allen-Perry.
Collage, 12″ x 12″, 2023.

Kadazia Allen-Perry (@KadaziaSparkles), a queer, disabled, Black non-binary womxn, dares to want more than just their next breath. Deciding that surviving wasn’t enough, they set out to be a full-time multi-media artist and teacher. They use the lens and other artistic tools as a gateway for marginalized communities to command their own narratives and explore their potential for creativity. Kadazia’s dream is to make enough to fund their next artistic project and along the way build a creative network that services those who are most often overlooked, because they tend to have the biggest imaginations.