Vol. 6, No. 1 / Artist Run CentreCultured Pallets: Translating the GlobalSoheila K. Esfahani’s Cultured Pallets reveals the complexities of mass circulation that so readily define this era of networked living.Text by Noa Bronstein; Art by Soheila K. EsfahaniCultured Pallets KW stenciled recycled wooden pallets approx. 60ft x 5inx 40in, 2011Share ArticleIt all happens so fast. Commodities move speedily across the …

Vol. 5, No. 4 / ConversationsShades of Brown: Kamal Al SolayleeIn conversation with Mackenzie LadKamal Al Solaylee and Mackenzie LadPhoto credit: Mackenzie Lad Intersectionality Hub, Concordia University April 24, 2018 Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (to Everyone) 336pp. Harper Collins Publishers 2016Share Article"The numbers and stats tell one part of the story of being brown in one …

Vol. 5, No. 4 / ConversationsTransformative and RadicalizingReflections on the Archive by Ali KazimiBy Ali KazimiWhat is remembered matters. As a filmmaker and, later as a writer, I have been exploring how we remember, through the preservation of material objects for the past couple of decades. The power to define our understanding of the past, to frame our present and envision …

Vol. 5, No. 4 / Reviews & ReflectionsDifficult Realities: Divya Mehra’s DIFFICULT PEOPLEBy Simranpreet AnandPerformance by Divya Mehra at 221A Pollyanna Library March 24, 2018 Vancouver, BCImage: Divya MehraShare ArticleMehra stood at the back of the room hidden behind the audience, performing through her narration of a script. Her omnipresent voice filled the room as she orated a series of poems, …

Vol. 5, No. 4 / Reviews & ReflectionsMythical Ambiguity and NiseiBy Carolyn NakagawaFloating City By Kerri Sakamoto 272pp. Knopf Canada. 2018Share ArticleThe novel Floating City tells the ambiguously mythical story of Frankie Hanesaka, a Canadian-born son of Japanese immigrants, from his early life of poverty in Port Alberni to his success as a developer in Toronto. Author Kerri Sakamoto uses accessible …

Vol. 5, No. 4 / ConversationsIn Conversation: Cecily Nicholson and Jordan AbelPoetry, private archives, intergenerational trauma and accountabilityBy Cecily Nicholson and Jordan AbelPoets, Cecily Nicholson and Jordan Abel engage in a conversation for Rungh.Share ArticleCN: I want to start off by saying I appreciate your work. And I think many of us do. You’ve realized lots of accolades and achievements in …

Reflections on the Archive Archives are sexy. The old is new again. In this issue, Rungh has compiled six different pieces to canvas different perspectives on the archive. Archivist Melanie Hardbattle and scholars Kamal Arora and Anne Murphy provide their own views on the archive based in theory and practice. Filmmaker Ali Kazimi, questions constructions of the national archive and …

Vol. 5, No. 4 / FictionAll of Us in Our Own LivesBy Manjushree ThapaFreehand Books 2018 Excerpt from All of us in Our Own Lives Copyright © 2018 Manjushree Thapa Reproduced with permission from the publisher. All rights reserved.Share ArticleIF AVA COULD get back those ten lost days, she would swim to the whale rock at every chance, sunbathe on …

Vol. 5, No. 4 / ConversationsMaking Visible, Invisible CommunitiesReflections on the Archive by Dr. Kamal AroraBy Dr. Kamal AroraShare Article1.0 Archives have become very "sexy" in the cultural world over the last two decades. Why do you think that is? Assuming we can even agree on what an archive is, why have they entered the centre of the art world of late? …

Vol. 5, No. 4 / ConversationsTrust, Access, Engagement and BalanceReflections on the ArchiveBy Melanie HardbattleShare Article1.0 Archives have become very “sexy” in the cultural world over the last two decades. Why do you think that is? Assuming we can even agree on what an archive is, why have they entered the centre of the art world of late? When I …