THAN THE COLOUR OF MY SKIN
Written by Divya Thomas | Published: Harper Collins, 2022
Aspirations, ambitions, inner callings and pursuits of happiness - this book encourages children to define their future by their dreams, not by the colour of their skin. Each page is a knock on the door which firmly holds our prejudices, biases and notions of love. It brings alive stories of little children with big colourful dreams.
I have captured the wonder filled eyes of children when they see daylight in darkness. Crayon textures, penciled figures and brushed-ink lines have been composed onto pages. Taking on the task of making all colours look beautiful, I have turned small assemblages of everyday objects into shade cards for the skin.