v.t. nayani

my name is v.t. nayani (nine-knee). i am a big kid with even bigger dreams. i am also a shapeshifter, flying high above some things and swimming beneath the surface of other things, existing as something between a fairy and a mermaid. i engage with storytelling as both an archivist and futurist, through a praxis of honouring what has passed and helping co-create what could be.

i believe deeply in the magic of imagination and the infinite possibilities of love - i am a hope-full romantic. as a working artist and storyteller, i am dedicated to helping co-create narrative archives and thoughtfully imagining new worlds - across cinema, television, multimedia installations, and digital playgrounds. i am also the creator of mutuals pictures, a production home rooted in mutual support, where the focus is supporting new voices through collective creation and care.

through my creative heartwork, based in both lived realities and multiple imaginations, i explore what it looks and feels like to continuously come of age. i love to approach both the chaos and the mundane of everyday life with awe, curiosity, reverence, and wonder. i also love to laugh at the hard things and cry with the soft things, and create space to feel all the feelings that both contradict and match any given moment.

at the centre of my craft is care, tenderness, and compassion. with all of my sensitive heart, i deeply and wholly enjoy spending my days and nights make believing dreams come true in practice, alongside all my chosen comrades. i am ever-grateful to my beloved ancestors, elders, guides, family, and community, for helping ensure that i continue to reach the here, now, and beyond. ᡣ𐭩