Vol. 8, No. 1 / ReviewsA Return of a New MedeaMyths of heroism and desire in Laiwan’s TenderBy Rebecca PengShare ArticleTender by Laiwan, Talonbooks, 2020The culmination of four decades of thought, Laiwan’s Tender collects poems written between 1986 and 2019. Ten of the poems are collected from artists books, magazines, and anthologies, but Tender also contains new work and several …

Vol. 7, No. 3 / Reviews & ReflectionsInterrogating our conflation of authenticity with certaintyMercedes Eng’s my yt mama reviewedBy Rebecca Pengmy yt mama by Mercedes Eng Talonbooks, 2020Share ArticleDescribed as “one of the most studied and visionary writers in Canada today” by Griffin Poetry Prize-winner Billy-Ray Belcourt, Mercedes Eng has developed a body of work that is as personal as it is uncompromising. …

Vol. 7, No. 4 / Reviews & ReflectionsLes Âmes SuspenduesTrois performances et un embodied talk de Soleil LaunièrePar Mathilde BenignusCrédit d’image: Hugo St-Laurent.Share ArticleC’est un temps suspendu que la performance nous propose. En l’espace-temps d’une semaine, l’artiste-performeuse Soleil Launière a présenté trois œuvres dans des espaces sensiblement différents à Montréal. L’esprit et l’âme se rejoignent dans « ATSHAK », nom donné …

Vol. 7, No. 4 / Reviews & ReflectionsSuspended SoulsThree performances and an embodied talk by Soleil LaunièreBy Mathilde BenignusImage credit: Hugo St-Laurent.Share ArticlePerformance art offers viewers a suspended sort of time. Over one week, in Montréal, Soleil Launière presented us with three works in three quite different spaces, bringing mind and spirit together in a series of actions entitled ATSHAK. Originally …

Vol. 7, No. 4 / Reviews & ReflectionsAutorisation de Passer au Feu: Entre la Possession et l’incarnationRéflexion sur une résidence Couleurs primairesPar Helena Martin FrancoCrédit d’image: ZS.Share articleDans ce document, le féminin est utilisé comme terme générique dans le seul but d’alléger le texte. Printemps 2018. Grâce à une invitation lancée par l’organisme Primary Colours/Couleurs primaires1Le Centre des arts et …

Vol. 7, No. 4 / Reviews & ReflectionsAutorización para el Fuego: Entre la Posesión y La EncarnaciónReflexión sobre una residencia de colores primariosBy Helena Martin FrancoCredito de imagen: ZS.Share articleEn este documento, el género femenino se utiliza como genérico, con el único propósito de no sobrecargar el texto. Era primavera del 2018. Gracias a la invitación de Primary Colours/Couleurs primaire1PCCP …

Vol. 7, No. 4 / Reviews & ReflectionsAuthorization for the Fire: Between Possession and EmbodimentReflection on a Primary Colours residencyBy Helena Martin FrancoImage credit: ZS.Share ArticleIn the spring of 2018, I had the opportunity to take part in a unique residency at the Banff Centre1The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is an internationally renowned Canadian cultural institution founded in …

Vol. 7, No. 3 / Reviews & ReflectionsNo Drone Zone, Pushing Stylistic BoundariesMohamed Assani’s Wayfinder reviewedBy Conner Singh VanderBeekShare articleMohamed Assani’s Wayfinder is a bold journey into the genre-bending potentials of musical fusion. Assani, a sitarist who is also trained in tabla and keyboard, initiates a series of conversations between Indian and Pakistani classical music, Middle Eastern music, jazz, electronic, …

Vol. 7, No. 3 / Reviews & ReflectionsQueer, Desi and badassMeet Goonda rap duo Cartel MadrasBy Natasha RamoutarPhoto credit: Migle StaniskyteShare ArticleCartel Madras’ music is the type to meet you full force. Comprised of sisters Eboshi and Contra, the hip hop duo is sharp tongued, effortlessly spitting over instrumentals. From their striking visuals laden with rich gold and crimson hues, …

Vol. 7, No. 3 / Reviews & ReflectionsCreating in IsolationM:ST’s Bodily Response video series reviewedBy Stephanie Wong KenJulianne Chapple, Women Appear (and sometimes they learn how to disappear).Share ArticleIn May 2020, Mountain Standard Time Performative Art (M:ST) launched a video series in response to the impact of COVID-19, Bodily Response. Amid cancelled gallery openings and events, as well as layoffs …