Misha Japanwala is a Pakistani artist and designer who creates stunning body casts of the female nude to critique and raise awareness about gender violence and the repression of female sexuality in Pakistan and around the world. Born and raised in Karachi, Misha moved to New York City to attend fashion school at Parsons School of Design. Her relationship to her own body and her complex identity as a privileged Pakistani, a woman of color and an immigrant are deeply woven into the fabric of her work. Misha’s debut collection, Azaadi, is an homage to the strength and agency of Pakistani women in the face of domestic violence, moral policing and taboos around female sexuality. Transcript available at www.strippersandsages.com.