Vol. 5, No. 3 / FictionThe Vetāla of False CreekBy Kiran Kuar; illustrations by Sroop Sunar; photography by Deena DinatIllustration © 2018 Sroop Sunar.Share Article੫ | Did you know that the Fraser begins in the land of Mount Robson? It winds its way across the midriff of BC and down into this place where we are, before it screams, pulled …

Vol. 5, No. 3 / Reviews & ReflectionsA Rising Tide: Fighting Tamil Refugee Detention in CanadaBy Fathima CaderThe Boat People By Sharon Bala 416 pp. McClelland & StewartShare ArticleI was a law student in Vancouver when first the Ocean Lady and then the MV Sun Sea arrived in British Columbia, two worn-out freighters carrying 568 people between them. One passenger …

Vol. 5, No. 3 / Reviews & ReflectionsSouth Asian Photography in FocusBy Hussein KeshaniTitle: Re Present: Photography from South Asia Artists: Anonymous 19th Century Photographers, Linneaus Tripe, Vivan Sundaram, Pamela Singh, Dayanita Singh, Ghasiram Haradev Sharma, Raqs Media Collective, D. Nurrerwanji, Zinnia Naqvi, Pushpamala N. and Clare Arni, Nandini Valli Muthiah, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Panchal Mansaram, Sunil Gupta, Alexander Gorlizki …

Vol. 5, No. 3 / Poetry“For Art” & “river sisters”By Rita Wong and Garry GottfriedsonArt Manuel. Photo by Nicole Schabus.Share ArticleFor ArthurBy Rita Wong & Garry GottfriedsonYour matter-of-fact ways, practical and humble, yet no less determined for thatThis was the vision of the old ones goneSurprising alliances are the stuff of freedomGathered on long nights of dream talksYour laugh ignites …

Vol. 5, No. 3 / ConversationsCrosscurrents and Collaborations with Zakir HussainTranscription and edits by Sal FerrerasZakir Hussain and Dave Holland: Crosscurrents Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver, BC Saturday, October 28, 2017Share ArticleZakir Hussain and Dave Holland were joined by internationally renowned New York jazz saxophonist Chris Potter and award-winning Bollywood film composer and vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, alongside Louiz Banks …

Vol. 5, No. 3 / PoetryPrison Industrial Complex ExplodesBy Mercedes Eng”Solid Cement Indians” (1988) by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun. 213.3 x 164 cm, acrylic on canvas. Image courtesy of the Buschlen Mowatt Nichol Foundation and Macaulay & Co. Fine Art, Vancouver, British Columbia. Prison Industrial Complex Explodes By Mercedes Eng 104 pp. Talonbooks 2017Share ArticleCarole is Jessi’s mamanow a ghost mamawhispering …

Vol. 5, No. 3 / ScreensIntended for You AloneSite specific installationBy Hyung-min YoonAll copyrights: Hyung-Min Yoon (installation and video). Trauma, Memory, and the Story of Canada: Art Exhibition Curated by Raghavendra Rao K.V. September-October 2017 sachacanada.caShare ArticleHyung-min Yoon’s installation is a striking example of the power of text-based art. Outwardly simple looking, the installation embodies layers of meaning that extend far …

Vol. 5, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsUnfiltered Universe and AgrimaNew Jazz releases reviewedBy David AdlerDan Weiss, Rudresh Mahanthappa and Rez Abbasi.Share ArticleAs a developing jazz musician in Boulder, Colorado, alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa had little in the way of South Asian role models. In time he encountered pianist and kindred spirit Vijay Iyer of Rochester, New York, and the …

Vol. 6, No. 3 / ConversationsCentering Indigenous Art PracticesChris Creighton-Kelly and France Trépanier in conversation with Zool SulemanShare ArticleChris Creighton-Kelly and France Trépanier are the co-Directors of Primary Colours/Colours primaires (PC/Cp). They designed, planned and facilitated a Gathering of artists from across Canada. The Gathering took place on September 23-26, 2017 on Lekwungen Territory at the Songhees Wellness Centre, near Victoria, BC. …

Vol. 5, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsThe Great WelcomeA PC/Cp ReflectionBy Zab MabougouVersion françaiseMozongi of Zab Maboungou with Elli Miller-Maboungou, Adama Daou, Aboubacar Mané, Gabriella Parson, Karla Etienne, Mithra Rabel, Jennifer Morse, Luis Cabanzo, Raphaëlle Perreault, Le Gesù, November 2015. Photo: Kevin Calixte English to French Translation by Scott Daley. Thank you to Rumi Translations. Primary Colours / Couleurs Primaries Songhees …