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. 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 …

Vol. 5, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsLe Grand AccueilUne réflexion PC/CpPar Zab MaboungouMozongi de Zab Maboungou avec Elli Miller-Maboungou, Adama Daou, Aboubacar Mané, Gabriella Parson, Karla Etienne, Mithra Rabel, Jennifer Morse, Luis Cabanzo, Raphaëlle Perreault, Le Gesù. Novembre 2015. Photo: Kevin Calixte. Traduction de l’anglais vers le français par Scott Daley. Merci à Rumi Translations. Primary Colours / Couleurs Primaries Songhees Wellness Centre, …

Primary Colours / Couleurs PrimairesPrimary Colours/Couleurs Primaires was a gathering of artists held on Lekwungen territories, near Victoria, British Columbia from September 23-26, 2017. In this issue, Rungh has compiled five different pieces to provide the reader with differing perspectives on this landmark national event: a Transcript of a conversation with Directors Chris Creighton-Kelly and France Trépanier; three Reflection pieces by artists …

Vol. 5, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsMultilayered EncounterPhysical theatre reviewBy Scheherazaad CooperPhoto by Christoper Joseph Created by: Aparna Sindhoor, Anil Natyaveda, and S M Raju Produced by Navarasa Dance Theatre Presented by Diwali in BC October 17-22, 2017 at the York Theatre, Vancouver, BCShare ArticleBased on a short story by Mahasveta Devi, Encounter, by internationally based (USA/India) Navarasa Dance Theatre1, opened Vancouver’s inaugural …

Vol. 5, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsAn Uncertain LatitudeA PC/Cp ReflectionBy David GarneauIdle No More II. Pastel on paper. 16 x 16 inches. 2013. Artist: David Garneau.Share ArticleI wonder about artistic privilege. The advantages, attention, and public money granted to select artists, but especially the social margin, passage, and exception we occasionally enjoy. In exchange, artists make the absent present. We …

Vol. 5, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsWe Continue to WalkA PC/Cp ReflectionBy Samaqani CocahqArt by Samaqani Cocahq. 2017 ©Share ArticleAnd we continue to walk. Taking time to go to our medicines. To speak to our teachers. We do our ceremonies. And we continue to walk. We see the medicine, but we don’t touch them. But we know they are there. …

Vol. 5, No. 2 / Artist Run CentreDeconstructing ComfortA PC/Cp ReviewBy Tara HogueJamelie Hassan. al Haq al Canadiyaa. 2017. Installation view. Artists: Léuli Eshraghi, Jamelie Hassan, Syrus Marcus Ware, Lisa Myers, Nadia Myre, Haruko Okano, Phillip Kevin Paul Open Space, Victoria, BC September 8 – October 14, 2017 Curators: Michelle Jacques, Doug Jarvis and France TrépanierShare ArticleI attended the opening reception …