Vol. 6, No. 3 / FictionThe Youth of GodBy Hassan Ghedi SanturThe Youth of God By Hassan Ghedi Santur Mawenzi House Publishers 2019 Excerpt – Chapter 2Share Article"Bismilahi rahmani rahiim." Nuur mouthed these words as he washed his right foot in the sink of the boys’ washroom. He had fifteen minutes to perform his ablution, pray, and get to Mr Ilmi’s biology class. As …

Vol. 6, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsPrickly FruitThe Orchard (After Chekhov) reviewedBy Rusaba AlamThe Orchard (After Checkhov) Written by Sarena Parmar Directed by Jovanni Sy March 21–April 21, 2019 Arts Club – Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Vancouver, BCThe cast. Set design by Marshall McMahen, costume design by Barbara Clayden, and lighting design by Sophie Tang. Photo by David Cooper.Share Article”To a cowboy in love, it …

Vol. 6, No. 2 / Artist Run CentreNo Movement Without a BeginningExploring political pasts/presents in kathak dance in Ottawa and BangaloreBy Arpita BajpeyiImage Credit: Arvind Sridhar.Share ArticleWe started with questions. Many, many questions. Weeks before I was leaving Bangalore to move back to Ottawa, Mridula Rao, my friend and dance teacher of three years, sat down on the bed in the …

Vol. 6, No. 2 / FictionPicking TrilliumsBy Derek MascarenhasThis is an excerpt from Coconut Dreams by Derek Mascarenhas, forthcoming from Book*hug Press, April 15, 2019.Share ArticleOnly when we’re the last ones left on the bus ride home does Aiden talk to me. Between bumps that send us bouncing slightly in our seats he turns to me and asks, “Why were you …

Vol. 6, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsCountervailing at the MarginsActs of Refusal in Simranpreet Anand’s ਮੈਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਹਾਂ (i am here)By Kiran Sunarਮੈਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਹਾਂ (i am here) Performance by Simranpreet Anand Curated by cheyanne turions Portrait of the Artist: An Exhibition from the Royal Collection October 28, 2017 to February 4, 2018 Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG)Artist Simranpreet Anand. …

Vol. 6, No. 2 / ConversationsIn the MarginsAlternative arts spaces in Toronto and BangaloreBy Tara AtluriArtist: Sofy Yuditskaya Image: Lighting Installation entitled IRROYGBIVShare ArticleA night can only be told in song. Saturday nights of hazy lyrics and sharp beats in a city of endless ringtones, calls to prayer and calls to arms that mark our time as one of noise. The …

Vol. 6, No. 2 / PoetryOn Poetry and ComplexityA Conversation at the Interface of Art and Science.Madhur Anand, Rae Armantrout, Roald Hoffman, Sarah Tolmie, and Osheen HarruthoonyanOsheen Harruthooyynyan – Black MirrorShare ArticleEditor’s note: thank you to Madhur Anand and Tom Cho for editorial assistance. Images by Osheen Harruthoonyan.On March 27, 2018, a group of over one hundred participants gathered at the …

Vol. 6, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsClaiming Visible SpaceReflections on the Vancouver Mural FestivalBy Shagufta PastaVancouver Mural Festival 2018 Artists: Doaa Jamal and Sara KhanWhy Can’t They See Us?. Mural by Doaa Jamal. Vancouver Mural Festival 2018.Share ArticleI long to see myself represented in Vancouver in meaningful ways. I moved to Vancouver two years ago via Surrey, Toronto and …

Vol. 6, No. 2 / Artist Run CentreRepetition is PracticeThe art of P. MansaramArt by P. Mansaram; Text by Indu Vashist (Co-Curator) and Toleen Touq (Co-Curator)The Art Museum at the University of Toronto P. Mansaram: The Medium is the Medium is the Medium February 2 – March 23, 2019P. Mansaram: The Medium is the Medium is the Medium. The Art Museum at the University of Toronto. February …

Vol. 6, No. 1 / ScreensThe Courtyard Commission: DispersionPerformance engages architecture in an Islamic garden with Scheherazaad Cooper, Kiran Bhumber and Nancy LeeBy Scheherazaad Cooper, Kiran Bhumber and Nancy LeeCreative TeamDirector & Visual Artist – Nancy Lee Visual & Installation Artist – Laine Butler Music Composition & Clarinet Performance – Kiran Bhumber Choreography – Ralph Escamillan Dance Performance – Sophia Wolfe & Alex TamShare ArticleDispersion is …