Now Live: Ricepaper's 15.1 Trade Routes

Trade is surely one of humanity’s favorite past times, and even before the word “globalization” became à la mode, trade was taking place among groups, families and communities, and be­tween various countries. Artists in particular are adept at facilitating a certain kind of trade, acting as cultural brokers between and across national bound­aries and borders. In this issue, Candice Okada explores Brendan Tang’s futuristic ceramics: works of art that allude to the effects of war and colonization on people, while paying attention to the influence of Japanese anime and manga on contemporary media. Stephanie Lim contributes a feature profile on Huang An-lun, a composer whose Chinese roots and musical aesthetics have been warmly welcomed in Canada. And writer Amy Chow unpacks the issues surrounding human trafficking and the sex trade, in “One is Too Many.” In these pages, you’ll also find “Journey of a Thousand Miles,” a visual collage and literary nod to the explorers and writers who have traveled the Silk Route—arguably the longest and most prolific of historic trade routes.

FEATURES

Candice Okada
Futuristic & Techno-Global

Amy Chow
One Is Too Many: Human Trafficking in Canada

Stephanie Lim
The Musical Trade
Transcending Time, Culture, and Space with Huang An-lun

Eury Chang
Journey of a Thousand Miles:
Traveling and Writing Along the Silk Route

POETRY AND FICTION

Kevin Irie:
Viewing Tom Thomson: A Minority Report

Terry Watada:
Light at a Window

PROFILES AND PEOPLE

Deanne Beattie:
Milton and Fei Wong: Cultural Leaders

David Eng:
Lixin Fan: on directing Last Train Home

COLUMNS & COMMENTARY

Jenny Uechi:
JennyPop

Gillian Sze with Fred Wah:
Writers-In-Dialogue

REVIEWS:

Brandon Wee:
Reel Asian Film Festival (film)

Eury Chang:
Porcelain Tattoo (dance)

David Chau:
A Good Fall (book)

Eury Chang:
Vancouver Queer Film Festival (film)

(More information HERE.)