I would describe my style as a very reduced cartoon style with charming characters. As for my technique, I draw mainly with the iPad using digital watercolour and ink. Then I often edit the printouts with watercolours, crayons or wax crayons. Essentially, the more important the work is to me, the more I work on it in an analogue way.

I often use black and white for my images when I want to tell something clearly and directly. In this way, my drawing can be read quickly, like a font. On the other hand, I use colours as punctuation marks. Whenever I want to emphasise an element or make it centre-stage, it gets colour.

Drawing and storytelling have the most ancient traditions, and it is hard for me to compete with the old masters of art. That is why I feel more free when I work digitally. On the other hand, technology can be scary. I find it daunting to see how many good illustrations can be created with AI. As a human, I will always have my style, sense of humour and view of the world.

I have just written and illustrated my first book: a graphic novel about the life and art of my father, who moved to Hamburg from Afghanistan in 1972 to become an artist. The project is very important to us both. With it, we have honoured our roots, got closer as a father and daughter and refused to accept silently what the Taliban have been doing to our country of origin.