Deepika is interested in understanding how art can help deconstruct and reinterpret established narratives and represent experiences or identities that don’t fit neatly into normative categories. In this exploration, she is specifically interested in the connection between art and freedom. Her dual commitment to performance art—an engagement that began at the age of 5— and health justice drives her to merge these fields, integrating artistic expression into health advocacy. She is originally from Detroit, MI, and loves spending her free time singing, dancing, painting, and writing plays.